Screen LibraryExploring the virtual world of learning across generations : information and communications technology for the educational support of immigrant youth /
The book addresses the issue of information and communication technology (ICT) use in an educational environment, and presents research results from the ICT Guides project. In order to discuss how ICT can be used as a means to prevent early school leaving among immigrant youth, this book explores th...
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego ; Jagiellonian University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Łodź : Kraków : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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The book addresses the issue of information and communication technology (ICT) use in an educational environment, and presents research results from the ICT Guides project. In order to discuss how ICT can be used as a means to prevent early school leaving among immigrant youth, this book explores the literature on how learning can be understood in the intergenerational context (Chapter 1); what the challenges are in preventing early school leaving (Chapter 2), and the prospects for ICT in education (Chapter 3). Finally, we present the findings of an empirical study on intergenerational learning with the use of information and communications technology (Chapter 4). As reports on youth in Europe show, young immigrants are most at risk of social exclusion. Employment is a strong protective factor against the risk of poverty, and - as identified in the EU 2020 strategy - one of the most important targets for a smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe. Immigrant youths suffer from having an incomplete education, partly because of the economic crisis in Europe, and partly because of the military conflicts and strife in places such as Syria and Afghanistan. Our findings highlight the fact that ICT-supported learning is a significant sociocultural platform for knowledge exchange, at the same time reducing intergenerational and cultural distance. It helps work toward the common good, creates a sense of belonging and ensures mutual support, and encourages better understanding and harmonious coexistence between young immigrants and older citizens. The function of ICT in intergenerational learning is changing, from serving as its catalyst to facilitating its participants' learning about each other."--Publisher description. |
| Carrier Form: | 157 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-157). |
| ISBN: |
9788323348306 8323348308 |
| Index Number: | LC3719 |
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G43 G749.9 |
| Call Number: | G749.9/R741 |
| Contents: | Intergenerational learning in contemporary education - a theoretical justification of the ICT Guides project / Marcin Rojek -- Immigrant youth education and early school leaving - challenges to contemporary education / Joanna Leek -- Information and communication technology - a prospective approach to education / Petr Svoboda -- The findings of the ICT Guides / Joanna Meek, Marcin Rojek. |