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| author | Workie, Essey Hinkle, Lillie deDufour, Anna Lacarte, Valerie |
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| contents | Advancing Digital Equity among Immigrant-Origin Youth Workie, Essey Hinkle, Lillie deDufour, Anna Lacarte, Valerie Immigrants Equal Education Technological Literacy Access to Computers Access to Education COVID-19 Pandemics Low Income Students Barriers Distance Education English Language Learners Attendance Secondary School Students Profiles Labor Force Federal Aid Federal Legislation Employment Opportunities Teacher Attitudes Community Leaders Stakeholders Family Income Race Ethnicity Internet Educational Practices While access to digital devices, the internet, and digital skills training has been uneven in the United States for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic magnified these disparities. More than ever, digital tools are central to performing daily tasks--from completing school assignments and applying for jobs, to reviewing personal health records, and making financial transactions. Following the sudden shift to remote learning in 2020, many teenagers from low-income households, including immigrant ones, encountered this digital divide and other barriers to learning in the virtual context. For English Learner students, digital access and literacy challenges were often compounded by language barriers. These obstacles were reported to have led to knowledge gaps, lower grades, chronic absenteeism, and disenrollment. And even as schools resume in-person instruction, technology continues to be a fundamental part of the modern U.S. education system. Given the important role of technology in education and immigrant families' integration more broadly, this study identifies promising practices for increasing digital access and literacy among immigrant-origin youth--teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 who are immigrants themselves or have at least one immigrant parent. The report highlights insights from educators, staff of refugee resettlement agencies, community leaders, and library and IT professionals working to support immigrant-origin youth during a challenging period. It also recommends steps that federal, state, and local actors can take to advance digital equity. |
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| spellingShingle | Advancing Digital Equity among Immigrant-Origin Youth Workie, Essey Hinkle, Lillie deDufour, Anna Lacarte, Valerie Immigrants Equal Education Technological Literacy Access to Computers Access to Education COVID-19 Pandemics Low Income Students Barriers Distance Education English Language Learners Attendance Secondary School Students Profiles Labor Force Federal Aid Federal Legislation Employment Opportunities Teacher Attitudes Community Leaders Stakeholders Family Income Race Ethnicity Internet Educational Practices Advancing Digital Equity among Immigrant-Origin Youth Workie, Essey Hinkle, Lillie deDufour, Anna Lacarte, Valerie Immigrants Equal Education Technological Literacy Access to Computers Access to Education COVID-19 Pandemics Low Income Students Barriers Distance Education English Language Learners Attendance Secondary School Students Profiles Labor Force Federal Aid Federal Legislation Employment Opportunities Teacher Attitudes Community Leaders Stakeholders Family Income Race Ethnicity Internet Educational Practices While access to digital devices, the internet, and digital skills training has been uneven in the United States for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic magnified these disparities. More than ever, digital tools are central to performing daily tasks--from completing school assignments and applying for jobs, to reviewing personal health records, and making financial transactions. Following the sudden shift to remote learning in 2020, many teenagers from low-income households, including immigrant ones, encountered this digital divide and other barriers to learning in the virtual context. For English Learner students, digital access and literacy challenges were often compounded by language barriers. These obstacles were reported to have led to knowledge gaps, lower grades, chronic absenteeism, and disenrollment. And even as schools resume in-person instruction, technology continues to be a fundamental part of the modern U.S. education system. Given the important role of technology in education and immigrant families' integration more broadly, this study identifies promising practices for increasing digital access and literacy among immigrant-origin youth--teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 who are immigrants themselves or have at least one immigrant parent. The report highlights insights from educators, staff of refugee resettlement agencies, community leaders, and library and IT professionals working to support immigrant-origin youth during a challenging period. It also recommends steps that federal, state, and local actors can take to advance digital equity. |
| title | Advancing Digital Equity among Immigrant-Origin Youth |
| topic | Immigrants Equal Education Technological Literacy Access to Computers Access to Education COVID-19 Pandemics Low Income Students Barriers Distance Education English Language Learners Attendance Secondary School Students Profiles Labor Force Federal Aid Federal Legislation Employment Opportunities Teacher Attitudes Community Leaders Stakeholders Family Income Race Ethnicity Internet Educational Practices |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED617807 |