Digital Natives: Student Ict Use and Educational Participation in Queensland Secondary Schools

Digital Natives: Student ICT Use and Educational Participation in Queensland Secondary Schools

Mr. Jonathan F. Smith (s4086965@student.uq.edu.au, (07) 3396 2475) School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Submitted October 2007 in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the work presented in this thesis is the result of my own independent research, except where otherwise acknowledged. This material has not been submitted either in whole or in part, for a degree at this or any other university.

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October 2007 Mr. Jonathan F. Smith

Table of Contents

List of tables ...................................................................................................................... Abstract .............................................................................................................................. Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................. Chapter 1 – Introduction .................................................................................................... The Rhetoric and Reality of ICT Use in Australian Schools ................................ Extracurricular Involvement and Social Capital in Education .............................. Are Digital Natives Wired for Reflexivity? .......................................................... Conclusion ............................................................................................................. i ii iii 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 9 11 12 14 16 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 35

Chapter 2 – Social Capital and Reflexivity in Educational Research ............................... Social Capital in the Educational Context.............................................................. o Coleman’s Structural Functionalist Perspective ........................................ o...