Children’s shared experiences of participating in digital communities
Abstract The aim of this study is to gain knowledge about children’s participation in digital communities and to develop a model that can be used as a tool for practitioners. The research question guiding the study is: What kind of participation emerges from children’s shared experiences...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitetsforlaget
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/dk/2018/04/childrens_shared_experiences_of_participating_in_digital_c |
| Summary: | Abstract
The aim of this study is to gain knowledge about children’s participation
in digital communities and to develop a model that can be used as
a tool for practitioners. The research question guiding the study
is: What kind of participation emerges from children’s shared experiences
when engaging in digital communities? Lave and Wenger’s theory about
communities of practice, and their notion of legitimate peripheral
participation, are used. The data consist of nine individual interviews
with children. Through nexus analysis, four different kinds of participation
are identified: friendship-driven, interest-driven, knowledge-driven
and performance-driven. The study generates an empirical model that
can be used for interpreting and understanding children’s participation.
The main findings are significant aspects of participation, linked
to friendship, the connection between digital cultures, learning,
literacy, identity and performativity, democratic implications and
practices in constant change. |
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| ISSN: | 0809-6724 1891-943X |