Internet access in high school students in Ecuador

In Ecuador and other Latin American countries, although the digital divide referring to access decreases, the gap on more complex digital literacy levels persists. This study, based on a random and stratified sample of 3,754 by provinces, representing high school students in Ecuador, aims at: a) identifying their Internet access capabilities (material, operational, informational knowledge and expressive use), and b) recognizing the influence of socio-demographic issues on different kind of access. The results show high levels in material and operational Internet access, in informational knowledge, and lack of expressive use. The influence of socio-demographic factors decreases at higher levels of access.

• Autore principale: Mendoza Zambrano, Damian Marilú (author)
• Altri autori: Tirado Morueta, Ramón (author), Marín Gutierrez, Isidro (author)
• Natura: article
• Lingua: spa
• Pubblicazione: 2017
• Soggetti: media; digital divide; internet access; digital literacy; medios; brecha digital; acceso a internet; alfabetización digital; Comunicación Educación; meios de comunicação; fosso digital; acesso à internet; alfabetização digital
• Accesso online: https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2722