Usage of ICT among Social Educators—An Analysis of Current Practice in Spain
The objective of this study is to identify the usage of ICT tools among social educators within their professional activity. Technology among social educators is currently a very up-to-date topic. This is a professional group with its own characteristics that are different from those of teachers or...
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| author | Alejandro Martínez-Pérez Fernando Lezcano-Barbero Rebeca Zabaleta-González Raquel Casado-Muñoz |
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| description | The objective of this study is to identify the usage of ICT tools among social educators within their professional activity. Technology among social educators is currently a very up-to-date topic. This is a professional group with its own characteristics that are different from those of teachers or other professionals in formal education. A mixed sequential two-phase method was proposed for the study: both quantitative and qualitative. In the first phase, the EdSocEval_V2 questionnaire was applied to a sample of 504 social educators from 17 autonomous communities. In the second phase, four focus groups were formed. The results presented reduced and basic usage of ICT: in management and administrative tasks and for communication with conventional tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has likewise increased the need for the use of ICT in socio-educational interventions, although their use for intervention among these groups is still very scarce. Training in and raising awareness of ICT among professionals for social interventions are priorities, as is the construction of a referential framework for professional training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f0e52135e4f4ac7ad5f6ae0e9f03ed22023-11-17T10:41:21ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-02-0113323110.3390/educsci13030231Usage of ICT among Social Educators—An Analysis of Current Practice in SpainAlejandro Martínez-Pérez0Fernando Lezcano-Barbero1Rebeca Zabaleta-González2Raquel Casado-Muñoz3Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, SpainDepartment of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, SpainDepartment of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, SpainDepartment of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, SpainThe objective of this study is to identify the usage of ICT tools among social educators within their professional activity. Technology among social educators is currently a very up-to-date topic. This is a professional group with its own characteristics that are different from those of teachers or other professionals in formal education. A mixed sequential two-phase method was proposed for the study: both quantitative and qualitative. In the first phase, the EdSocEval_V2 questionnaire was applied to a sample of 504 social educators from 17 autonomous communities. In the second phase, four focus groups were formed. The results presented reduced and basic usage of ICT: in management and administrative tasks and for communication with conventional tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has likewise increased the need for the use of ICT in socio-educational interventions, although their use for intervention among these groups is still very scarce. Training in and raising awareness of ICT among professionals for social interventions are priorities, as is the construction of a referential framework for professional training.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/3/231social educationdigital competencenon formal education |
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| title | Usage of ICT among Social Educators—An Analysis of Current Practice in Spain |
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