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The younger generation’s views on how their education is preparing them for the digital age against the background of COVID-19

This working paper presents results of the exploratory Pilot Study COVID-19 Add-On, where interviews with children and young people were conducted between November 2020 and February 2021 in Estonia, Germany, Greece, Norway and Romania, investigating and comparing how children and young people in different countries experience and reflect the use of ICT in education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the approach of collaborative ethnography taken in the European DigiGen project, to gain insights into children’s and young people’s experiences and perceptions of ICT in education during the pandemic, it is important to note that children and young people are involved in this research as co-researchers and experts. Thus, the findings from this exploratory pilot study serve above all to further develop and adapt the instruments for the main survey on the topic of ICT in education. However, this paper is primarily intended to provide insights into children’s and young people’s experiences and reflections and to further ensure that their voices are heard

Source: https://www.digigen.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-younger-generations-views-on-how-their-education-is-preparing-them-dor-the-digital-age-against-the-background-of-COVID-19-DigiGen-working-paper-no.-5.pdf