Young People’s Information-seeking in School - A Breeding Ground for Digital Inequality?

Abstract

This article describes and discusses the digital and information skills of Swedish youth in relation to educational goalsand e-society participation, following pioneering research done by van Dijk, Buckingham, and Enochsson on thissubject. By the findings from a questionnaire and interviews, a diversified picture of information skills and attitudestoward being a part of the e-society emerge — a picture that supports the idea that the school could contribute to theestablishment of digital inequalities among the students