PDF (Morrison, R. (2018, November). Faith in the ‘Digital Native’ during online search in Australian home-schools. Yang, J. C. et al. (Eds.) (2018). Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Computers in Education. Philippines: Asia-Pacific Soc) Morrison R ICCE...pdf | Request a copy Full text restricted

Abstract

Students today can access unlimited information online, and can do so, according to‘generational digital divide’ rhetoric, without assistance. This paper explores the extent towhich ‘generational digital divide’ rhetoric is supported by the discourse accompanying onlinesearch in five Australian home-schools. Observations and interviews were analysed usingCritical Discourse Analysis. During search, discourse assumed greater student skill. Ininterview, however, parents and students reported doubt in the students’ search proficiency.Growing reliance upon search by increasing numbers of home-schoolers warrants greaterunderstanding of such technology and its role in learning.

Item Type:	Conference Publication
Authors/Creators:	Morrison, R
Keywords:	Computer supported collaborative learning, Generational Digital Divide (GDD), search engines, home-school, Critical Discourse Analysis
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Computers in Education
Publisher:	Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
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