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Youth Information Practices
The document by Dr. Mary Ann Harlan explores youth information practices in rural areas, highlighting the challenges of limited broadband access and the impact on education and digital participation. It discusses a case study involving K-12 schools where students face barriers due to poverty and a lack of mentorship and digital citizenship instruction. Additionally, it touches on the representation of girls in literature and their identities, showcasing the complexities around themes of desire and risk.
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Youth Information Practices
- 1. Youth Information Practices Dr.Mary Ann Harlan Assistant Professor, School of Information San José State University
- 2. Practices: A Definition ActionsExperiences
- 3. Information Practices: YouthCreators Negotiating Capacity Negotiating Control Learning Community Representing Knowledge Negotiating Aesthetic
- 4. Information Practices: Context Rural Areas 65% of homes rely on basic wired services (Beede & Neville). Basic service allows for 3 MBPS download speed and 768 kbps upload speed which is sufficient for basic services but not media rich participation. 39.7% of rural homes have access to broadband via cable, and 7.5% have access via optical fiber Barriers to access in community Transportation Mentors
- 5. Information Practices: Rural(A Case Study) 9 schools – K12; 1000 students One to one in schools via Chromebooks One school operates on a generator Mixed grade level classrooms High level of poverty
- 6. Information Practices: Rural(A Case Study) Participation Gap Instruction primarily in Information Access, Evaluation No instruction in Digital Citizenship; students learn from families and peers (with mixed results) No instruction in information creation Youth participation in creation is limited by service area (wi-fi from community center) Lack of mentors – community has strong values but only recently have the outlier areas received basic broadband (2015); minimal teacher professional development
- 7. The Research Tangent:Girls and Information Representations of Girlhood in Texts Girls and Identity Ophelia’s At Risk Buffy’s Kicking Butt Regina’s Being Mean Rory is Next Door Holly Goes Lightly Girls and Desire – Non-Fiction texts written for adults Girls and Sex – Young Adult Literature Virginity, Promiscuity, and Risk