CLT-Digital Literacy Practices of Immigrant Youth

• In Event: KSET/CLT - Learning Analytics

Short Description

This study explores the social and cultural uses of digital literacies by Karen adolescent immigrants. Two years of participant observations in their home and Karen community, accompanied by formal and informal interviews, serve as the data. Internet facilitates these youth as they cope with the economic, educational, and social demands of resettlement. This study informs teachers and others working with immigrant communities about the literacy practices of their students.

Authors

• Daniel J. Gilhooly, University of Georgia

• Eunbae Lee, University of Georgia