Ausgehend von der Notwendigkeit einer qualitativ-empirisch fundierten medienpädagogischen Professionsforschung erörtert der Beitrag, wie das Gruppendiskussionsverfahren für diesen Zweck nutzbar gemacht werden kann. Anhand der exemplarischen Rekonstruktion medienpädagogischer Orientierungsmuster von in der offenen Jugendarbeit tätigen Pädagogen/-innen mit Hilfe der dokumentarischen Methode wird die praktische Anwendung des Verfahrens demonstriert und kritisch reflektiert. Dabei wird u. a. deutlich, dass das Gruppendiskussionsverfahren gut geeignet ist, zur Schliessung existierender Lücken der medienpädagogischen Professionsforschung beizutragen und gleichzeitig einen vielversprechenden Ansatz zur Entwicklung einer regelmässig eingeforderten reflexiven Professionalisierung zu leisten vermag.
Bridging the digital divide is a major endeavour in many cities, especially offering learning opportunities for underserved groups. As a major target group, teenagers are addressed. While the first stage was to provide access to technology, empirical research has shown that support is necessary to develop the necessary digital literacy. But as we will show, only full integration into the life world of teenagers will really support their learning process. Using examples from our fieldwork in a regional learning environment, we focus on schools and youth centres as being very important locations for the personal development teenagers. Through a careful analysis of strengths and weaknesses especially of the so-called Web.Punkte projects, we will suggest further activities to reach the next stage of life world integration. 1 The Need for Improved Learning Environments Despite all variances, there is a common understanding among researchers, politicians and businesses that learning is a crucial condition for societal participation in its different shapes. This is especially true for living in the socalled information society where the ongoing diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) puts new demands and challenges on learning and learners. Additionally, ICT is becoming an integral component of the learning process itself (e.g. using instructional software to achieve certain learning goals).
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