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| author | Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano |
| author_facet | Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano |
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| contents | "Let the "Orientales" Be as Enlightened as They Are Brave": The Digital Divide in the Context of Uruguay's Public Schools Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano Foreign Countries Information Literacy Access to Information Phenomenology Information Technology Public Libraries Public Schools Educational History Library Role Access to Education Access to Computers In this paper we present two recent information literacy and access initiatives in Uruguay and their necessary historical antecedents, and analyze them from a phenomenological perspective to provide commentary on current philosophical discussions about information and the digital divide. To provide historical context we present a brief history of the creation of a public library, the national library and the public school during the period of independence wars in 19th-century Uruguay, and the legacy of educational reforms that followed, which are at the core of the cultural identity of Uruguay. We then analyze the ambivalent achievements of "Plan Ceibal", a state programme aimed at providing laptops to public schools, and a bottom-up project called "Biblioteca Nuevo Roble" ("New Oak Library"), a project run by students of the Institute of Information at Uruguay's State University that aims at the creation of a school library at Public School No. 230, located in a low-income quarter of Montevideo. The conclusion analyzes the role of libraries in improving access to education and information. The paper aims at a critical understanding of the digital divide by showing what remains hidden behind theoretical ambitions, dogmatisms, economic interests, and political projects. Information ethics is at the heart of phenomenology of information. |
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| spellingShingle | "Let the "Orientales" Be as Enlightened as They Are Brave": The Digital Divide in the Context of Uruguay's Public Schools Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano Foreign Countries Information Literacy Access to Information Phenomenology Information Technology Public Libraries Public Schools Educational History Library Role Access to Education Access to Computers "Let the "Orientales" Be as Enlightened as They Are Brave": The Digital Divide in the Context of Uruguay's Public Schools Capurro, Rafael Rodríguez Fleitas, Maximiliano Foreign Countries Information Literacy Access to Information Phenomenology Information Technology Public Libraries Public Schools Educational History Library Role Access to Education Access to Computers In this paper we present two recent information literacy and access initiatives in Uruguay and their necessary historical antecedents, and analyze them from a phenomenological perspective to provide commentary on current philosophical discussions about information and the digital divide. To provide historical context we present a brief history of the creation of a public library, the national library and the public school during the period of independence wars in 19th-century Uruguay, and the legacy of educational reforms that followed, which are at the core of the cultural identity of Uruguay. We then analyze the ambivalent achievements of "Plan Ceibal", a state programme aimed at providing laptops to public schools, and a bottom-up project called "Biblioteca Nuevo Roble" ("New Oak Library"), a project run by students of the Institute of Information at Uruguay's State University that aims at the creation of a school library at Public School No. 230, located in a low-income quarter of Montevideo. The conclusion analyzes the role of libraries in improving access to education and information. The paper aims at a critical understanding of the digital divide by showing what remains hidden behind theoretical ambitions, dogmatisms, economic interests, and political projects. Information ethics is at the heart of phenomenology of information. |
| title | "Let the "Orientales" Be as Enlightened as They Are Brave": The Digital Divide in the Context of Uruguay's Public Schools |
| topic | Foreign Countries Information Literacy Access to Information Phenomenology Information Technology Public Libraries Public Schools Educational History Library Role Access to Education Access to Computers |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1139442 |