Although the use of the Internet is generalised, its potential as a teaching tool is rarely taken into account. At the same time, there exists a digital divide affecting vulnerable or disadvantaged groups: students of foreign origin and students with special educational needs. It is necessary to identify how inequality can be overcome to reach the objectives set by the United Nations regarding sustainable forms of development for education and to foster more inclusive and egalitarian societies. In this research with students aged 12–16, the objective was to establish profiles according to gender, social class, ethnic background and educational special needs. We used a mixed methodological design, applying a questionnaire to 2734 students from 15 centres and qualitative data collection techniques. We made a descriptive and inferential analysis (SPSS program) and a qualitative data content analysis supported by the “Maxqda” program. The results show that, although most students have Internet access, students of foreign origin and students with special educational needs use this resource less frequently. There are significant differences for gender. Likewise, social divide has an impact on the learning potential of the Internet. Some proposals for improvement are provided, from the framework of the school, with a view to improving socio-educational equity and inclusion in societies in search of a more sustainable form of development.
En el presente trabajo se describe parte de una investigación llevada a cabo en la Región de Murcia con el objetivo general de analizar la acogida del alumnado extranjero desde la perspectiva de las familias, los docentes y el alumnado. En esta ocasión tomamos como objeto de estudio las familias y nos centramos en cómo perciben la acogida en sus centros y qué propuestas dan para mejorarla. La recogida de información se ha realizado a través de un cuestionario que ha sido cumplimentado por 2193 familias de 17 centros educativos de Educación Infantil y Primaria. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que existen un alto grado de satisfacción por parte de las familias en cuanto a la acogida del alumnado de origen extranjero, y nos guían en la búsqueda de las alternativas inclusivas que determinen las condiciones que deben darse en los centros educativos para que la diversidad cultural instaure una oportunidad de crecimiento en dicho entorno, evitando respuestas segregadoras y garantizando la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades de todo el alumnado y sus familias.
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