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TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital Agency
T2 - Empowering Equity in and through Education
AU - Passey, Don
AU - Shonfeld, Miri
AU - Appleby, Lon
AU - Judge, Miriam
AU - Saito, Toshinori
AU - Smits, Anneke
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - This theoretical paper is concerned with conceptualising a major issue that faces all those concerned with and charged with influencing the future of equity in education—the need for digital agency (DA). The paper offers a rationale for this concern, highlights the importance of the concept and its practices, presents the challenges it brings, some current ways in which practices are tackling these challenges, and considers the theoretical foundation for how it might be addressed further in the future. The paper defines DA, and its three component parts—digital competence, digital confidence, and digital accountability. Thepaper argues that DA is a fundamental requirement for and through education, that it affects all citizens in a global society, and should be enabled through their ongoing and developing digital practices. The paper concludes with recommendations for different educationalgroups—including policy makers, practitioners, developers, and researchers.
AB - This theoretical paper is concerned with conceptualising a major issue that faces all those concerned with and charged with influencing the future of equity in education—the need for digital agency (DA). The paper offers a rationale for this concern, highlights the importance of the concept and its practices, presents the challenges it brings, some current ways in which practices are tackling these challenges, and considers the theoretical foundation for how it might be addressed further in the future. The paper defines DA, and its three component parts—digital competence, digital confidence, and digital accountability. Thepaper argues that DA is a fundamental requirement for and through education, that it affects all citizens in a global society, and should be enabled through their ongoing and developing digital practices. The paper concludes with recommendations for different educationalgroups—including policy makers, practitioners, developers, and researchers.
KW - digital agency
KW - digital competence
KW - digital confidence
KW - digital accountability
KW - ddeveloping digital agency
KW - digital agency and education
KW - digital agency and equity
U2 - 10.1007/s10758-018-9384-x
DO - 10.1007/s10758-018-9384-x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 425
EP - 439
JO - Technology, Knowledge and Learning
JF - Technology, Knowledge and Learning
SN - 2211-1662
IS - 3
ER -