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Digital Literacy, Digital Opportunities, Brian O'Neill, Thuy Dinh
Digital Literacy, Digital Opportunities, Brian O'Neill, Thuy Dinh
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Online activities for 9-16 year olds in Ireland are substantially below European norms leaving many opportunities unexplored.
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57% of young people don’t go beyond the second step of a ‘ladder of opportunities’.
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Cluster analysis shows that ‘a low use, low risk’ pattern to be the most prominent followed by a “moderate-use, entertainment and communication- oriented” use of the internet.
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Young people’s digital skills are closer to the European average though less than half express confidence in their own skills.
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Younger children, in particular, are lacking in many basic safety skills.