Abstract

PESCE, Lucila  and  BRUNO, Adriana Rocha. Education and digital inclusion: consistencies and weaknesses in the empowerment of social groups. Educação. Porto Alegre [online]. 2015, vol.38, n.3, pp.349-357. ISSN 1981-2582.  https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2015.3.21779.

This paper integrates the theoretical framework for research conducted about developing policies on digital inclusion and its reflections on formal education. Concerning to the method, the paper presents a literature review. The text seeks to show consistencies and weaknesses in the context of digital inclusion by a discussion centered on two semantic fields: cyberculture and constitution of social subjects; digital inclusion and empowerment. In the discussion, the article argues for the expansion of the concept of digital inclusion that transcends technological fluency and access to technological resources and networking. The expanded concept of digital inclusion belongs to the major field of social inclusion. To do so, it articulates digital inclusion and the Freire's concept of empowerment of social groups, so that they see themselves as critical readers of their circumstances, to intervene in them, with more awareness and consistency.

Keywords : Education; Digital Inclusion; Empowerment.

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