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This paper delves into the concept of digital leadership in contemporary democracies, considering the impact of the digital age on politics and, consequently, on political leadership. In our view, with the spread of radio stations first, then televisions, and finally the web, leadership has evolved through three great stages: broadcast, telegenic and digital. The web, and social media in special, have reshaped democracies and political interactions both at macro, meso, and micro levels. With Obama as forefather and across different political ideologies, a new generation of politicians as Beppe Grillo, Justin Trudeau, Giorgia Meloni or Sanna Marin, among others, shows how leaders are adapting to a highly digitalized political environment. As we understand it, leaders with good digital media abilities need to excel in three skills –presence, interaction and engagement– and would have two main attributes: reliability and relatability. We also consider that the digitalization of leadership deepens the personalization and presidentialization phenomena in politics and under certain circumstances may provide cases of so-called hyper-leadership more frequently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technology brought digital division among the learners of this century (21st-century learners). But questions always arise like these; are these Digital Natives (learners) who are unfortunately living in these drawn-out places can knowledgeable of using digital gadgets' and what is their knowledge on digital gadgets and its relationship to their academic performance in Information Communication Technology (ICT)? Since, Bulalo Elementary School is located in one of the islands in the municipality of Taytay, province of Palawan. Sitio Bulalo is part of Bgy. San Jose, Taytay, Palawan. It is considered a far-flung island where no electricity and without means of communication. Therefore, to respond the challenge/s of technology education in the far-flung islands, the researchers would like to examine to the students' knowledge of digital gadgets usage and its effect to their academic performance in ICT. The study design was Quantitative-Descriptive Correlational. This study, determined that family income and mother's educational attainment are significantly correlated. These two indicators greatly affect the academic performance of the students in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Furthermore, student's knowledge of all digital gadgets listed in this study are all significant correlated. It implies that digital gadget usage has a huge impact on their academic performance in ICT. Thus, the researchers recommended that the school must have additional computer packages including other digital gadgets for the students to use regularly. In addition, parents must be subjected to training or workshop on digital gadgets usage. Lastly digital gadget usage must be taught and integrated in all subject areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Characterized by early Internet exposure, Gen A's learning preferences and behavioral patterns are different from previous generations. The study aimed to investigate the impact of learning styles and teaching styles on the learning engagement of Generation Alpha students. It sought to (1) determine their learning styles, (2) assess their teachers' teaching styles, (3) examine their learning engagement, (4) whether there is a significant difference in the learning engagement when grouped according to learning styles, and (5) examine if there is a significant difference in the learning engagement when grouped according teaching styles. Using a descriptive-comparative research design, the data was obtained from 100 Gen A students. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and ANOVA. Results revealed that Gen A students utilize the visual learning style the most, are more Behaviorally Engaged, and perceive the Facilitator or Activity Style as the most used by teachers. ANOVA results conclude that there is a statistically significant difference in student engagement among different learning style groups. Visual learners exhibit significantly higher engagement than others. Teaching styles also have a significant influence on student engagement with the Facilitator and Delegator styles resulting in higher engagement. The study concluded that both learning styles and teaching styles have significant influence on students' engagement. Additionally, teacher training programs should prioritize addressing diverse learning styles to optimize engagement and learning. Thus, recognizing the influence of teaching styles on student engagement can lead to more dynamic and inclusive learning environments for a new generation of learners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As has been the case in many countries around the world, the new Norwegian curriculum from 2020 included programming as part of mathematics education. However, little is known about how prospective teachers perceive this addition in regard to their developing professional identities. When the results from an electronic survey of 394 prospective teachers showed unexpected findings, five of the subjects were asked to participate in a focus group interview in order to explore some of these results. The focus group interview was conducted to understand how prospective teachers considered the past, present and future aspects of their professional identities as teachers of mathematics through programming. The results reveal that, although the prospective teachers had little experience of programming, they were positive regarding its implementation in mathematics lessons because they identified themselves as digital natives; they therefore believed that learning to program would be easy. They aligned themselves with their students, as masters of technology, in contrast to their future colleagues, whom they implicitly described as digital immigrants. The findings of this study have implications for teacher education. Even if the prospective teachers have a positive attitude toward programming and consider themselves digitally competent, a limited understanding of how programming can be integrated into their mathematics teaching will affect the identities that they see for themselves as teachers who teach mathematics through programming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Causal inference using quasi-experimental data is of great interest to marketers. The factor model approach to estimate treatment effects accommodates a large number of control units and can easily handle a large number of treatment units while flexibly allowing for cases where the treatment is outside the range of the control units. However, the factor model method lacks formal inference theory, instead relying on bootstrap or permutation procedures with strong assumptions. Specifically, the extant Xu (2017) bootstrap procedure requires that the treatment and control error variances are equal. In this research the authors establish that when this assumption is violated, the bootstrap procedure results in biased coverage intervals. The authors develop a formal inference theory for the factor model approach to estimate the average treatment effects on the treated. The approach enables formal quantification of uncertainty through hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. The inference method is applicable to both stationary and nonstationary data. More importantly, the inference theory accommodates treatment and control unit outcomes with different distributions, which includes different error variances as a special case. The authors show the performance of the inference theory with simulated data. Finally, they apply the method to empirically quantify the uncertainty in the effect of legalizing recreational marijuana on the beer market and the sales effect of a digitally native online brand opening a physical showroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Digital journalism is well established in Portugal. However, the Portuguese public tend to opt for traditional media websites over those of a digital native nature. This research will confirm whether the reason for the national success of the former type of media is that their websites offer more participation mechanisms for the publics. Methods: Based on a qualitative methodology, an ad hoc methodological instrument was designed that allows for the evaluation of the ways in which audiences can interact with brands and content. Results and discussion: The results are highly surprising, since it is not possible to verify any type of relationship between preferred media and the number of audience participation mechanisms. Experts on a Delphi panel attribute media selection to the audiences' interest in the stories covered and to the trust placed in the media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is easier to assume that educated older adults will find digital gadgets or the Internet as simple to use as the young generation does. However, it is not as simple as that. The generation that was not born into the digital world but has had to make an effort to learn to use digital technologies during their middle or late middle age is referred to as Digital Immigrants (DIs). Most of these individuals were forced to adapt to information technologies due to environmental pressure to survive and thrive at their workplace. The objective of this study is to investigate if the proposed "digital divide" that differentiates digital immigrants from digital natives (DNs) exists among e-commerce users in India, and if so, are digital immigrants less likely to adopt and use e-commerce services? Data was collected through a self-administered survey questionnaire from 432 Indian Internet users aged 19 to 65. Multigroup structural equation modeling analysis (M-SEM) of data revealed that DIs and DNs perceive e-commerce services differently. Though digital immigrants find e-commerce services challenging to use, their higher perception of its usefulness propels them to adopt and use e-commerce. This study contributes to the existing body of literature by extending our understanding of the technology adoption behavior of digital immigrants. The study's implications and the scope for future research are discussed at the end of the article. Plain language summary: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate if the proposed "digital divide" that differentiates digital immigrants from digital natives (DNs) exists among e-commerce users in India, and if so, are digital immigrants less likely to adopt and use e-commerce services? Method: Data was collected through a self-administered survey questionnaire from 432 Indian Internet users aged 19 to 65. Multigroup structural equation modeling analysis was used to investigate the proposed hypotheses. Conclusion: Digital immigrants and digital natives differ in their approaches toward e-commerce adoption and use. Implication: Though digital immigrants find e-commerce services challenging to use, their higher perception of its usefulness propels them to adopt and use e-commerce. Limitation: Studies in the past pointed out that the digital divide and generational cohorts cannot be defined merely based on the year of birth. It should be based on a complex mix of shared experiences, life events, and socioeconomic developments during individuals' growing-up years. Hence, rather than seeing the difference between "digital natives and digital immigrants" as a rigid dichotomy based on age, we should have used the "Technology Readiness Index (TRI)" scale developed by Parasuraman or Digital Natives Assessment Scale (DNAS) to distinguish digital immigrants from digital natives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents positions on the digitability of religion as they are lived and reasoned about by digital natives who claim to be religious, spiritual, and/or searching and curious in this regard. Data were collected through explorative participant observations and semistructured interviews with digital natives with transmigratory biography elements in Switzerland. Examples of the borders that interlocutors drew between digitable and nondigitable aspects of religion are also presented to provide an overview of the emic assumptions about the possibilities and limits of religious digitability in the field. The analysis revealed that digital natives tended to see almost all aspects of religion but not all aspects of the religious community experience as digitable, and sometimes value the nondigitability of certain nuances of community explicitly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digital technological revolution shifted the balance of world perceptual experience, increasing exposure to digital content, introducing a new quality to our perceptual experiences. Embodied cognition offers an ideal vantage point to study how digital technologies impact on selves and their social relations for at least two reasons: first, because of the bodily performative character of the relations and interactions these new media evoke; second, because similar brain-body mechanisms ground our relations with both the physical world and its digital mediations. A closer look is taken at the possible effects of digitization on social communication, on politics, as well as on the constitution of the self and its world relations, especially in the context of the ever-increasing amount of time spent online, with a focus on digital natives. As we explore the complexities of the digital age, it is imperative to critically examine the role of digital technologies in shaping social life and political discourse. By understanding the interplay between content, emotional context, delivery methods, and shareability within digital media landscapes, we can develop strategies to mitigate the negative effects of misinformation and promote informed decision-making in our increasingly digital world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Most new media research focuses on behavior as a measure of engagement, while the psychological state of being occupied with its content has received little attention. This study examined news engagement beyond pure action observation by exploring young people's psychological experiences with the news. Design/methodology/approach: The study carried out a digital native's survey on 212 people (18–28 years). The focus of the survey was on understanding individuals' engagement with online news using affective and cognitive components. The authors compared the influence of each type of engagement on youth consumption of and attitudes toward online news. Findings: The results of the hierarchical regression analysis showed that affective engagement can be a stronger predictor of online news consumption than cognitive engagement. While affective engagement significantly predicts positive attitudes toward online news, cognitive engagement had no significant effect. Originality/value: These findings suggest that "engaging the heart" is more influential than "engaging the mind" in drawing young people to the news in today's information environment. The study thus contributes to the understanding of the cognitive and emotional focus on news content and their importance in shaping young people's expectations of online news. The findings from this study could have broader implications for future trends in online news consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is a conversation between two history teachers, Toni Hurley and Nikki Brown, discussing their experiences teaching history. Toni, a retired teacher with 30 years of experience, reflects on her career and highlights such as organizing a trial referendum and incorporating engaging activities in her lessons. She also discusses challenges like curriculum changes and increasing prescriptiveness. Nikki, a teacher on parental leave, discusses current challenges like AI and misinformation, emphasizing the importance of critical literacy. Both teachers appreciate the support of the History Teachers' Association of NSW (HTANSW) in promoting history education. The article concludes with an invitation to contribute to the Teaching History journal. [Extracted from the article]

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Consumers use increasingly Near Field Communication mobile payment to buy products and services. However, the adoption of NFC mobile payment varies by individual attributes of consumers. This paper aims to study the generational differences in mobile payment acceptance based on the theory of generational cohorts and technology acceptance. Therefore, a research concept and hypotheses were developed. The research methodology included an online survey among Generation Z (digital natives) and X (digital immigrants). A sample of 580 respondents had been analyzed with multi-group Structural Equation Modeling. The comparative analysis revealed that digital immigrants were more influenced by the perceived ease of use, subjective norms, and financial risk of NFC mobile payment. In turn, digital natives intended to use NFC mobile payment to a greater extent if they perceived mobile payment as compatible with their lifestyle. Our research contributes to the understanding of generational patterns of mobile payment acceptance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper delves into the concept of digital leadership in contemporary democracies, considering the impact of the digital age on politics and, consequently, on political leadership. In our view, with the spread of radio stations first, then televisions, and finally the web, leadership has evolved through three great stages: broadcast, telegenic and digital. The web, and social media in special, have reshaped democracies and political interactions both at macro, meso, and micro levels. With Obama as forefather and across different political ideologies, a new generation of politicians as Beppe Grillo, Justin Trudeau, Giorgia Meloni or Sanna Marin, among others, shows how leaders are adapting to a highly digitalized political environment. As we understand it, leaders with good digital media abilities need to excel in three skills –presence, interaction and engagement– and would have two main attributes: reliability and relatability. We also consider that the digitalization of leadership deepens the personalization and presidentialization phenomena in politics and under certain circumstances may provide cases of so-called hyper-leadership more frequently.

The Javanese proverb “yen pasar ilang kumandange” describes real market conditions that have been disrupted by technology, such as the internet. In East Java, internet growth has developed rapidly, so that the number of internet users is increasing every year. The internet has become a basic need and cannot be separated from one’s everyday life. This is because the internet makes everything easy for its users, for instance, online shopping. Before the trend of online shopping, shopping activities were usually carried out in physical markets in the sense of conventional markets, between sellers and buyers making transactions offline, but since the advent of the internet, this culture has shifted to online shopping. This research was designed in an exploratory research scheme with an interpretative qualitative approach. Researchers explore information derived from experience, knowledge, understanding, and views using a type of qualitative research. The study uses a realist ethnographic inductive approach. Realist ethnography is an ethnographic approach that describes the situation and conditions of the culture of the informants. Moreover, two analytical methods were used – the Miles & Hubeman model data analysis method and the data analysis model method from Spradley. Based on the data obtained, five themes were found from the motives behind making purchases on the marketplace. These themes include the vast variety of goods that are sold online, effective and efficient use of time, more affordable prices, there is a review feature, and services provided by the marketplace. Besides, the purchase motives made by students can be classified into two – Utilitarian motives and Hedonism motives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Teaching, Learning and Asssessment in Competency Based Dental Education need to be digitally captured in an user friendly manner which can be accessed by students and mentor which would be useful for continuous monitoring, periodic assessment and maintenance of a digital record. Methods: A novel customised mobile based application MSCORE© developed for competency oriented dental training among undergraduate interns of an institute. Initial perception on the use of the application was recorded using a questionnaire from the entire batch of interns. Factor Analysis was done to check the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Results: From the 30-item questionnaire, factor analysis extracted four aforementioned factors and reliability was found for 22 questions. Sixty-three percent of students felt that the application is easy to learn. Overall high scores were recorded for 71% of the students. Eighty-five percent of the students scored high on the suitability of the task. Seventy three scored the high on the satisfaction scale. However, advantages over existing written methods scored high only among 49% of the students. Conclusions: Mobile application-based mentoring, monitoring and assessment can be a better alternative to conventional models as it was found to demonstrate good perception by the digital natives of the present generation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is based on a lecture held on the occasion of a meeting for the 40th anniversary of the psychotherapy and psychoanalysis training circle for doctors and psychological therapists in Munich in January 2024. The topic of the meeting was: analog/digital/complex – invitation to an intergenerational dialogue. The participants described their experience and considerations from the perspective of the elder generation, the change from virtual reality to real virtuality, the effects of the generational gap, digital natives versus digital immigrants including a change of role bearing the risk of a parentification, the digital communication (SMS, email, online therapy) with its advantages and disadvantages, and the special challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. The role of the body and its sexuality in the digital communication, in particular depending on the structural level of various clinical pictures, was also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the lack of cultural consideration of studies on digital natives, this study reports on a large-scale validation of the Digital Native Assessment Scale (DNAS) among university students from three regions of Greater China: Chinese mainland, Macau, and Taiwan, to examine measurement invariance and latent mean differences in the four constructs of the DNAS, grew up with technology, comfortable with multitasking, reliant on graphics for communication, and thrive on instant gratifications and rewards. The results from 5198 participants revealed the DNAS has a stable factorial structure and is valid in measuring students' digital nativity. The DNAS achieved a strong/scalar measurement invariance among students from the three regions in each of the four factors. Latent mean difference tests suggested that Macau students had significantly higher levels on all four constructs than those from the mainland, with small to medium effects; and the latent means of Taiwanese students were significantly higher than those of mainland students in three constructs (i.e. Tech, Multi, and Graphics), with small to large effects. Discussions of the findings were provided by taking into account the historical, economic, and cultural backgrounds of the three regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper investigates the signalling behaviour of digital native applicants in employment interviews and analyses how their reactions differ in face-to-face versus video-mediated contexts. The social presence within the interview setting and the possibility of employing impression management tactics are of particular interest to understanding the subjective acceptance and perceived fairness of the two types of selection procedures. The analyses of novel primary data from a German survey with 513 valid responses reveal that digital natives, similar to older applicants, appreciate signalling to lower information asymmetries. Regardless of interview mode, social presence and impression management are strong positive drivers of acceptance and perceived fairness. While members of the generational cohort still accept face-to-face interviews more than those mediated by videoconferencing technology, they perceive the former as less fair. This result, which may be explained by the specific characteristics of digital natives, contradicts the findings of studies that have investigated preceding generations. Hence, the paper complements the literature on applicant reactions by focusing on two younger generational cohorts, namely Generation Y and Z. Furthermore, the adoption of the signalling framework in this context suggests that the beneficial effects of signalling may stand vis-à-vis feelings of unfairness, which can be interpreted as additional psychological costs that are driven by moral considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study delves into the psychological and sociological aspects that shape how members of Generation Z, often known as the first "Digital Natives," perceive brands. Their brand views are impacted by a complex web of social, psychological, and technical factors, since they are the most connected generation ever. This research seeks to identify the variables that lead to brand loyalty and preference by examining important psychological aspects such as values alignment, social media involvement, identity construction, and peer influence. The study delves into the intricacies of Generation Z's brand interactions in a digital-first world using a mixed-methods approach, integrating surveys and focus group talks. The results show that genuineness, social responsibility, and tailored experiences are key to winning over this group of consumers. This research provides important information for marketers that want to engage with Generation Z better by tailoring their brand tactics to their specific psychological traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Today's labor market is comprised of different generations and in the near future, the majority of it will consist of Generation Z. In this respect, it is of great importance to know the perspective of Generation Z, which will take its place in leadership positions in organizations, on leadership and what kind of leader they will be. The present study probes to investigate how Generation Z will become a leader and their perspective on leadership. In this regard, the study aims to offer suggestions and guidance to the literature and organizations by providing information on what kind of leaders they will be as well as knowing the characteristics of Generation Z leaders. Methods: In the study conducted Generation Z, employed in the IT sector, semi-structured interviews were held with 13 participants. While analyzing the data obtained from the interviews, the MAXQDA 2020 program was utilized and the thematic analysis method was applied. Results: In our findings about how Generation Z will be leaders in the future, two themes were identified, which include intra-organizational communication and working conditions. In the light of findings on the leadership of Generation Z, the sub-themes of being supportive, empathetic, egoless, managing people well and managing with love and respect were reached on the theme of intraorganizational communication. On the other hand, on the theme of working conditions, sub-themes such as providing training, offering payment according to output, preferring flexible working hours, being friendly, assigning appropriate work to the employee, being fun and not giving importance to gender were identified. Discussion: The results revealed that Generation Z prefers managing their team with a people-oriented approach when they take leadership positions. From their perspective, the leader should understand and value his employees. Leaders who know the expectations of Generation Z will contribute to their organizations. In addition, organizations should improve their leadership skills by providing leadership training for Generation Z, who will be leaders in the future. In this way, they will make investment both in their leaders and their organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The underlying reason why people participate in social media and follow people like famous, elite, powerful and phenomenal is that they want to gain power, cooperate with power and be a part of power. Hereditary and Personal Self, Positional and Formal Self, Capacity to Influence, Gaining Imaginary/Fake Power defense mechanisms, which are determined by the descriptive framework of the research and are scale variables, are among the factors that affect people’s being a part of power. While people want to be a part of the power by participating in the social media game, the will to power the actual and false self also exhibits the behavioral characteristics of the defense mechanisms. As a result, people realize their security request; eliminate the deficiencies that he has begun to feel in themselves; It satisfies the will-to power-needs by realizing its efforts to defeat and gain superiority. This research aims to examine the relationship of social media (independent variable) with will to power defense mechanisms, which are explained as mechanisms of real and false self (dependent variables. The survey technique, a quantitative research method, one of the research methods and techniques of communication and social sciences, is used in the study. The scale of “Social Media False and Real Will to Self-Power Defense Mechanisms” (Tan, 2022b) used in the research has also been published. The social media real and false self will to power (RFSWP) defense mechanisms scale developed by the research author. According to the results of the research, the will to power defense mechanisms examined in the research are carried out by digital immigrants and digital natives in social media, and digital immigrants and digital natives make efforts in social media to use will to power defense mechanisms. The study is important in that it proposes to add the “power will defense mechanism” to the defense mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increasingly, faculties of Theology have received so-called "digital natives" as students. These are the ones born in a context in which there is full availability of information through the Internet. Traditional teaching methodologies have not proven to be as effective for their learning in the context of higher theological education. In this way, active methodologies are presented as a solution to this problem. However, its application raises a question: what are the challenges and advantages of using active methodologies in theological higher education and how is it possible to apply them in this context? Seeking to answer this question, a bibliographic research was presented in this article, using the deductive method, carried out predominantly in journal articles. It was concluded that it is possible to apply active methodologies in the theological educational context at a higher level, although there are some challenges to consider, such as the fact that they require an adaptation by the teacher and that they come from humanist philosophies. In addition, an outline was briefly presented of how the methodology of projects could be applied in teaching the exegesis of the New Testament text through the historical-grammatical method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Text continues to remain a relevant form of representation for information. Text documents are created either in digital native platforms or through the conversion of other media files such as images and speech. While the digital native text is invariably obtained through physical or virtual keyboards, technologies such as OCR and speech recognition are utilised to transform the images and speech signals into text content. All these variety of mechanisms of text generation also introduce errors into the captured text. This project aims at analysing different kinds of errors that occur in text documents. The work employs two of the advanced deep neural network-based language models, namely, BART and MarianMT, to rectify the anomalies present in the text. Transfer learning of these models with available dataset is performed to finetune their capacity for error correction. A comparative study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of these models in handling each of the defined error categories. It is observed that while both models can bring down the erroneous sentences by 20+%, BART can handle spelling errors far better (24.6%) than grammatical errors (8.8%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mihaela Ursa's book, "Indisciplina ficțiunii: Viața de după carte a literaturii," explores the ways in which the current media landscape has shaped the reception of fiction and how these changes can be used to revive classics and literature for a new generation of digital natives. The book focuses on the transmedial circulation of canonical texts and argues that literature is no longer the privileged road to accessing narratives. Ursa also discusses the fetishization of literature and the benefits of a transmedial approach in overcoming monomedial prejudices. The book includes case studies of transmedial adaptations of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Cervantes' "Don Quixote," and Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The conclusion emphasizes that the literary and the postliterary will coexist in the future and influence each other's practices. [Extracted from the article]

This paper delves into the potential advantages of integrating gamification into seismic risk management education, with a specific emphasis on the efficacy of serious games in augmenting the learning process. It offers an illustration of gamification within the framework of a seismic risk preparedness project involving multiple countries, languages, and cultures and across the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The innovation of this approach largely lies in shifting the focus from competition, which is typical in most games, to collaboration. Three digital serious games were implemented to tackle facets of seismic risk management that are particularly favourable for empowering communities at risk. These games were first used in a hybrid event where students from Algeria, Morocco, and Italy engaged in gameplay both in person within their respective classrooms and remotely with classes in each country. The evaluation study showed the positive impact of gamification in captivating young participants and thereby instilling best practices in seismic risk management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines geography teachers', parents' and learners' understanding and experiences of the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the teaching of that subject. The study was guided by the TPACK-SAMR model, which proved to be a reliable tool for measuring the extent of ICT integration. The purposive sampling technique that was employed enabled the researchers to identify participants for the research study related to the importance of integrating ICTs into the teaching and learning of geography. The article draws its purpose from the integration of technologies into the teaching of geography as a means of preparing and equipping learners who take this subject with the type of skills required in the 21st-century job market. Surprisingly, the research findings revealed that some teachers still do not feel comfortable to integrate diverse technologies into their teaching of geography, perceiving it as time consuming. Their unwillingness to become digital citizens and conform to the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is a drawback, as are learners' inappropriate use of ICTs (visiting irrelevant, unwanted sites instead of downloading subject-related content). To empower learners to adopt and use ICTs as valuable tools and solutions on their learning journey drastic changes are required, particularly on the part of curriculum planners in geography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The widespread use of blockchain technology (BCT) and the growing awareness of the numerous opportunities it offers its users have been the focus of recent research. Digital natives are surrounded by technology from birth and are naturally inclined to embrace it, but previous research has not addressed their attitudes towards BCT. This paper aims to investigate digital natives' attitudes towards the use of BCT in Croatia. The survey method is applied and data from 518 questionnaires are analysed with PLS-SEM. Results show that privacy threat, social influence, trust in BCT and trust in the community of blockchain users have a statistically significant positive effect on intention to use BCT. The study identifies the importance of BCT use from the perspective of users who belong to the digital native category, developing a model to better understand behavioural intentions at the individual level and presenting a starting point for future research on this topic. Implications for Central European audience: The research findings may be of interest to audiences in other Central European countries, where blockchain technology is an extremely important segment of emerging technologies and Central Europe in particular is experiencing exponential growth in the use of this technology. Policymakers in Central European countries can benefit from the findings of this study to formulate policies that support the growth and regulation of the blockchain industry, including information that can contribute to informed decision-making and policy formulation, ultimately contributing to the growth and success of the blockchain technology sector in the region. From a theoretical point of view, the research results represent a contribution to the study of consumer behaviour, especially from the perspective of the use of innovative technologies. The practical contribution is reflected in the possibility of applying obtained results in the development of adequate marketing strategies that help BCT providers improve the quality of their offer and thus meet the modern demands of the digital natives' segment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the development of pre-experiences with digital media at school and in university, creating and entertainment-oriented media use and attitudes towards digital media in the classroom among students in the first three years of study, particularly those enrolled in science courses, in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a questionnaire adapted from Vogelsang et al. scales were calculated and PERMANOVAs, Kruskal-Wallis tests and post-hoc Dunn tests done shedding light on the influence of graduation year and semester of study as well as the difference between the current cohort and a pre-pandemic one. Results revealed significant shifts in digital experiences, particularly among students who were still attending school during the pandemic. Compared to colleagues without school experience during the pandemic, they showed a more frequent use of digital media for communication and collaboration. Moreover, a discernible trend of increasing digital experiences with academic progression at the university level was observed. A semester-by-semester comparison between a pre-pandemic cohort and the current study also showed an increase in the use of digital media at university. However, attitudes towards digital media in teaching exhibited a slight decrease between pre-pandemic and current cohorts. These findings underscore the imperative of integrating digital tools in educational settings to bolster digital literacy and foster effective digital learning experiences, thereby equipping students with the necessary skills to navigate an increasingly digitalized world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a growing concern towards the risk of cyber violence among young digital natives. This study tested the applicability of routine activity theory in the cyber domain using a national sample of 2228 South Korean adolescents. Latent profile analysis was used to identify the conditions of the motivated offender, suitable target, and capable guardian within the online context. Low‐risk, detached norm, and comprehensive‐risk profiles emerged. Binary logistic regression indicated that adolescents in the comprehensive‐risk profile were most likely to experience cyber violence, compared to other profiles. The risk of perpetration was greater for the low‐risk profile than the detached norm profile. This study identified the contexts of youth that heighten the risk of cyber violence and suggested important points of intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To explore the issues around the production and design of digital concert streams, we conducted an online survey of n = 1,619 classical concert stream audience members (56,5% females, mean age 49 years). Participants were asked about their preference of various characteristics of digital concert productions, their use of and experience with various stream platforms and their socio-demographics. Considering various media user typologies previously identified in the literature, we were further interested in segmenting the audience via Latent Profile Analysis based on their preference for many different concert stream production features. We identified three distinct profiles, representing different target groups for digital concert stream productions: Digital Concert Purists (34.3% of participants), Undecided and Less Engaged Concert Users (15.2% of participants), and Digital Concert Enthusiasts (50.2% of participants). Different socio-demographic characteristics and music preferences were significantly, albeit only weakly associated with a person's probability of being a member of a certain user group. These results imply that producers of classical concert streams should consider that there are different audience groups that should be addressed differently, especially with regards to conventional and more innovative concert features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of digitalisation focusing on media literacy is becoming more prevalent and thus forcing educators to embrace innovations as our digital natives are now shifting their attention to digital technologies. This study aimed to develop and measure an assessment instrument for media literacy focusing on knowledge, skills, and values for digital natives in Malaysia. Adopting the digital intelligence (DQ) framework, we have constructed the assessment instrument relevant to our digital natives of secondary school students and distributed it across schools in eleven states and one Federal Territory of Malaysia. We received a complete set of instruments from 1,276 respondents of Form Two and Form Four students and analyse the data by using descriptive and statistical analysis through SPSS. The findings of the study contribute to a more holistic assessment instrument that recognises the increasingly complex areas of knowledge, values, and skills for digital natives living in diverse, digitally-mediated environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In today’s fast-paced world, students are learning in a different environment than in the past and with many different tools than ever before. The students of today have been termed “digital natives” (Prenksy, 2001) due to being raised in a digital age and exposed to technology from the day they were born. According to Prensky (2001), digital natives can speak the digital language and multi-task on several technologies at one time. Given these aptitudes, educators have been eager to incorporate technology into their classrooms without it becoming a distraction. This has been an ongoing discussion at the university level and the means to make it happen takes time, effort and trial and error on the part of the students and university professors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]