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Are boys and girls still digitally differentiated? The case of catalonian teenagers
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 4066357
Author(s) Cusso-Calabuig, R.; Carrera Farran, X.; Bosch-Capblanch, X.
Author(s) at UniBasel Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier
Year 2017
Title Are boys and girls still digitally differentiated? The case of catalonian teenagers
Journal Journal of Information Technology Education: Research
Volume 16
Pages / Article-Number 411-435
Abstract Aim/Purpose This article presents a study of ICT use and attitudes related to the computer use of girls and boys from Catalonia in order to detect which gender differences may explain the low presence of women in the ICT field and to design a proposal of actions in schools to help reduce these differences.Background Since the number of women in the field of ICT remains very low, this study looks into the factors that influence girls' lack of interest in ICT field.Methodology The study collected data from 29 randomly selected public secondary schools in Catalonia with a total of 1,920 students (972 boys and 815 girls aged between 11 and 13 years old); it analyzes socio-demographic data, frequency and type of computers use and attitudes and self-efficacy on ICT use.Contribution The study concludes there is a prevalence of stereotypes about the differences of skills and professional vocation among the teenagers and a gender difference when we focus on attitudes toward computers or self-efficacy.Findings Boys and girls face computer use in different ways and both have a stereotyped image of their mothers' and fathers' digital skills and ICT jobs. Girls present higher levels of anxiety than boys when using a computer and lower self-confidence. Boys have higher self-efficacy than girls when asked for their perception about doing tasks with computers.Impact on Society Policy makers must design strategies to minimize these gender differences in order to engage more girls in technological studies and minimize this imbalance.Future Research Future research is needed, in the Catalan context, about whether the intensive use of computers in schools can influence the reduction of the gender-gap and identify which interventions must be made to maximize its effect.
Publisher Informing Science Institute
ISSN/ISBN 1547-9714
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/57604/
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.28945/3879
ISI-Number WOS:000417294800001
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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