ERIC Number: EJ1431594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-2361
EISSN: EISSN-1918-5979
Digital Literacies Learning Needs in Rural Ontario Elementary Schools: Teacher Insights
Canadian Journal of Education, v47 n2 p522-554 2024
Despite known inequalities of digital access in rural Canada, we know little about the foundational digital literacies learning needs of students attending rural elementary schools. This exploratory case study, conducted in Ontario, presents 13 rural-serving Grade 4-6 teachers' insights on the access needs and digital literacies learning needs of their students. Results point to a set of mixed digital materialities and opportunities across home and school that raise concerns of digital marginalization for children who are least connected. Teachers named 14 unique digital literacies learning needs in relation to online reading, digital writing, and participation. Their insights also reflect an understanding of digital literacies learning as situated in a complex assemblage of structural, social, emotional, cultural, cognitive, developmental, technological, and material considerations. Implications for policy and the design of uniquely rural solutions to digital literacies instruction are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Disadvantaged, Access to Computers, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Technological Literacy, Teacher Attitudes, Student Needs
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE). 260 Dalhousie Street Suite 204, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4, Canada. Tel: 613-241-0018; Fax: 613-241-0019; e-mail: csse-scee@csse.ca; Web site: http://cje-rce.ca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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