Determinants of digital skills in Northeast Anatolia, Turkey

Özsoy, Duygu; Akbulut, Eyyup; Atilgan, Sait Sinan; Muschert, Glenn W.

doi:10.1080/17447143.2020.1797053

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“…In developing countries, little difference is found between men and women in terms of ICT skills among those who use public access ICT venues in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines (Rashid, 2016). However, in Northeast Anatolia, Turkey, it is found that gender is a significant predictor for digital skill levels ( € Ozsoy et al, 2020). Concerning the young generation, while there is a popular assumption that current generations of children and young people, often characterized by the notion of "digital natives," are innate, expert technology users, research has found that they are not a monolithic group (e.g.…”

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The empowerment of singleton daughters: exploring the gender digital divide among Chinese college students

Zhang

Lian

Liu

2020

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PurposeExisting researches find that a gender difference exists in terms of Internet usage. In China, the singleton daughters resulting from China's one-child policy enjoy unprecedented parental support. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether singleton daughters can, to some extent, break through the predicament of the digital divide.Design/methodology/approachThe study collected data from a sample of 865 college students and obtained 811 valid questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is used to identify clusters of Internet usage from the perspective of statistical associations in various daily online activities. Two-way ANOVA and mean-comparison tests are used to analyze how singleton and non-singleton students use the Internet differently.FindingsThis study finds that singleton female students showed no significant differences from male students in aspirational activities of informational, educational use and social media use, which means that singleton female students have caught up with male students in these activities. However, female college students from multi-child families were still found to be disadvantaged in those activities.Originality/valueThere is a lack of consensus on the classification of Internet activities. We used EFA to cluster the varieties of Internet activities into three types: utilitarian use, exploratory use and aspirational use. The three identified types of Internet usage require different degrees of user initiative. We argue that initiative provides a useful lens through which to classify Internet usage. In addition, this study is among the few studies to investigate the impact of the one-child policy on the gender digital divide.

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Section: Gender Digital Dividementioning

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The empowerment of singleton daughters: exploring the gender digital divide among Chinese college students

Zhang

Lian

Liu

2020

ITP

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“…Although social policies have enabled access to underprivileged groups, for example, through providing tablets in schools, these policies have been considered techno-solutionist as they do not reach more disadvantaged groups, such as females, disabled and older adults in rural areas (Polat, 2012). There have been a few studies in Northeast Anatolia that concentrated on contextual inequalities, focusing on skills and gender differences (Özsoy et al, 2020; Özsoy and Muschert, 2020). Overall, digital disconnection practices remain understudied in the region and especially in Turkey.…”

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When digital inequalities meet digital disconnection: Studying the material conditions of disconnection in rural Turkey

Bozan,

Treré

2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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Digital inequalities research has lacked a focus on voluntary non-use and its consequences, whereas digital disconnection studies have focused on non-use but neglected the material implications of digital inequalities. Located at the intersection between these two approaches, this article relies on twelve semi-structured interviews, observations and informal dialogues to examine digital media uses, inequalities and the meanings of disconnection in a village of rural Turkey. The findings show that the main inequalities are due to infrastructure, geography and socio-economic conditions. These inequalities shape the practices and meanings of digital disconnection, revealing obstacles, frustrations and a forced kind of disconnection that is very different from the romantic portrayal of detox retreats that dominate the literature in the Global North. The insights of this research illuminate the unexplored area of intersection between digital inequalities and disconnection, engaging a fruitful conversation that enriches both fields of inquiry and unfolds future research opportunities.

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The Impact of Using Digital Platforms and Sharing Online Experiences on the Reputation of a Company

Pereira,

Brás,

Vieira

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Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Determinants of digital skills in Northeast Anatolia, Turkey

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

The empowerment of singleton daughters: exploring the gender digital divide among Chinese college students

The empowerment of singleton daughters: exploring the gender digital divide among Chinese college students

When digital inequalities meet digital disconnection: Studying the material conditions of disconnection in rural Turkey

The Impact of Using Digital Platforms and Sharing Online Experiences on the Reputation of a Company

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