The information behavior of a new generation : children and teens in the 21st century / edited by Jamshid Beheshti and Andrew Large.

Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? This book attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. 13 researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven cha...

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Other Authors: Beheshti, Jamshid, 1952- (Editor), Large, J. A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
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Summary:Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? This book attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. 13 researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven chapters on models of information behavior, the cognitive development of youth, information literacy, everyday information behavior, cyber-bullying, gaming in virtual environments, learning labs, social networks, intellectual disabilities, and current and future systems. Whether they are referred to as digital natives, the Google-generation, or generation M, today's youth are active consumers and avid producers of digital information. Smart phones are the new generation's communication tools, social networks are their interaction venues, and virtual environments are their new playgrounds. This new digital communication era has prompted researchers from a variety of disciplines to contribute to this book on the information behavior of children and teens.
Physical Description:x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780810885943
0810885948