In western society, especially in the last decade, there has been an significant increase in the number of children in educational poverty. This situation is the consequence of multiple social factors that amplify the weaker subjects’ deprivation about their opportunities of learning and becoming active protagonists of their own future. It is urgent to rethink the educational system which, accepting the challenge of contrasting poverty, involves the whole society, in particular strengthening a significant partnership between school and families in a cooperation perspective. This paper explores the topic of digital divide as form of educational poverty, underlining how some methods of communication between school and parents can create or accentuate situations of digital divide. The contribution also reflects about which particular features should distinguish the school community as an environment for building and promoting relationships of mutual recognition and inclusion.
Nella società occidentale si è assistito, in particolare nell’ultimo decennio, ad un significativo aumento del numero di minori in condizione di povertà educativa; circostanza alimentata da molteplici fattori sociali che amplificano la privazione da parte dei soggetti più deboli della possibilità di apprendere e diventare protagonisti attivi del proprio futuro. Risulta urgente un ripensamento del sistema educativo che, accogliendo la sfida di contrastare la povertà, coinvolga l’intera società, rafforzi in particolare partnership significative tra scuola e famiglia in una prospettiva di cooperazione. Il contributo esplora il fenomeno del divario digitale come forma di povertà educativa, evidenziando come alcune modalità di comunicazione fra scuola e genitori, possono creare o accentuare situazioni di divario digitale e riflette su quali tratti peculiari dovrebbero contraddistinguere la comunità scolastica come ambiente di costruzione e promozione di rapporti di reciproco riconoscimento e inclusione.
Nirchi, S. (2020). Educational poverty and digital divide: school-parents communication in disadvantages family contexts. Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE, 4, 5-11.
Educational poverty and digital divide: school-parents communication in disadvantages family contexts
Nirchi S
2020-01-01
Abstract
In western society, especially in the last decade, there has been an significant increase in the number of children in educational poverty. This situation is the consequence of multiple social factors that amplify the weaker subjects’ deprivation about their opportunities of learning and becoming active protagonists of their own future. It is urgent to rethink the educational system which, accepting the challenge of contrasting poverty, involves the whole society, in particular strengthening a significant partnership between school and families in a cooperation perspective. This paper explores the topic of digital divide as form of educational poverty, underlining how some methods of communication between school and parents can create or accentuate situations of digital divide. The contribution also reflects about which particular features should distinguish the school community as an environment for building and promoting relationships of mutual recognition and inclusion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.