ICT as a socio-relational medium: a descriptive analysis in the school context with high school adolescents

The purpose of this research was to identify the socio-relational links of the use of ICTs in the adolescent school environment. The research had a mixed approach, with a sample of 40 adolescents, aged 14-17, from grades 9-11 in a Colombian educational institution. The information was collected through the socio-relational mapping, which consisted of graphing the relationships and interactions of the target population, in the virtual and face-to-face environments. The results indicate that the number of relationships that adolescents have in the virtual environment are different from those in the face-to-face environment. This is because there is a greater communicative connectivity. It is concluded that social interactions mediated by ICTs take two forms: the usual connective interaction with the same subjects in the face-to-face environment, and the extended connectivity, which occurs with individuals different from the usual ones.

• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/10338
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/investigacion_duitama/article/view/11686; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/10338
• Palabra clave: ICT; social networks; socio-relational map; school environment; TIC; redes sociales; mapa socio-relacional; entorno escolar
• License: Derechos de autor 2020 REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN