1. Looking for "Generation C": Online Content Creation Practices of Estonian Schoolchildren in Comparative Perspective.
- Author
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Kalmus, Veronika, Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, Pille, Runnel, Pille, and Siibak, Andra
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BLOGS ,SCHOOL children ,COMPUTERS - Abstract
This paper analyses practices of online content creation, with a focus on blogging and personal homepages, among Estonian schoolchildren in the comparative context of Europe. The MEDIAPPRO survey of 11 to 18 year-old pupils, carried out in eight European countries (including Estonia) in autumn 2005, various sources from the EU Kids Online Data Repository and the data of a questionnaire survey of 11 to 18 year-old pupils, carried out in comprehensive schools in three cities of Estonia in autumn 2007 (N=713) provide the empirical basis for analysing the extent of pupils' engagement in creative online activities. The findings allow postulating that online content creation is more frequently practiced in countries with a high and even Internet usage across different socio-demographic groups. Activeness in producing content online is related to children's age, computer and Internet skills as well as mediation and support by peers. Estonia is an exceptional country in Europe due to the combination of high Internet usage and only a mediocre level of content creation by children. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009