Poverty and digital literacy: a study on children living at the Pusat Perumahan Rakyat (PPR)

Mohamed, Shafizan and Wok, Saodah and Wan Mohd Ghazali, Wan Norshira and Mohd Nasir, Nur Shakira (2021) Poverty and digital literacy: a study on children living at the Pusat Perumahan Rakyat (PPR). In: Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled People 2021, 11 September 2021, Virtual. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Children living in poverty are frequently denied beneficial and valuable digital media experiences and abilities. These children frequently do not have access to digital media and are unable to comprehend the potential of digital technologies. Children of B40 income earners living in the Pusat Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) are one segment of Malaysian society that may be affected. This study attempts to offer approaches that can help these children by first evaluating their current degree of digital media use and digital skills. A phone survey on 308 children living at the PPR was conducted in March 2021. The study found that the children had limited access to digital devices and, while they have the basic abilities to operate and maintain digital devices, they are not technically competent to productively exploit digital media. As a result, the study recommends that policymakers and all stakeholders maximise on existing digital programmes by focusing on child-specific efforts and emphasising the value of digital parenting.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Poverty, Digital Literacy, Children, Pusat Perumah Rakyat (PPR), Digital Parenting
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Communication Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Shafizan Mohamed
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2021 14:47
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2021 14:47
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/92146

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