NDLI: A Survey of Emergent Digital Literacy Inside the Homes of Latino Immigrants in California : Digital Literacy Inside the Homes of Latinos in California

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Torralba, José A. Tony
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	This paper examines how Latino immigrant families in California use information technology (IT) tools for their pre-existing personal, educational, and work-related activities inside their homes. In doing so, the paper re-examines the concept of access beyond the acquisition of these technologies, highlighting instead the importance of the local social and economical contexts of users and the implications for the design, implementation, and use of these technologies among immigrant communities. Results indicate that as these new comers appropriate IT tools to develop their personal, educational, and work-related needs and aspirations, they begin to develop important digital and language literacies, as well as new ways of interacting with formal institutions in the USA. In spite of new developments in technologies and social media since the study took place (2002), there is still little or no research that relies on direct observations to examine IT utilization inside the homes of immigrants and in relation to their pre-existing educational or labor-related activities. Results suggest a need for a more detailed study of these practices inside homes and their possible implications for educational and labor-related immigrant reform initiatives.
Starting Page	491
Ending Page	515
Page Count	25
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14883473
Journal	Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18746365
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-06-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	IT tools and Latinos Immigrants’ computer use at home Ethnographies of computer use at home Migration Demography Sociology Population Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Demography Anthropology Cultural Studies

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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