Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 2(9), pp. 655 - 658
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2014.020908
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Improving Strategies for Low- income Family Children’s Information Literacy

Haiyan Zhang ^1,*, Rodney Washington ², Jianjun Yin ^2
1 College of Foreign Studies, Nantong University, Nantong, 226009, Jiangsu, China
² College of Education and Human Development, Jackson State University, Jackson, 39217, Mississippi, USA

ABSTRACT

This article discussed the significance of improving low-income family children's information literacy, which could improve educational quality, enhance children's self-esteem, adapt children to the future competitive world market, as well as the problems in improving low- income family children's information literacy, such as no home computer and internet connectivity, high expenses in computer maintenance, and barrier of information literacy. Finally, four suggestions were given on how to improve low-income family children's information literacy, namely, government' facilitate the prevailing of computer application, state's establishing community information centers, parents' participating in computer learning and teachers' devoting to professional development. Technology couldn't replace all the teachers' functions, especially the teachers' expectation and encouragement for those low-income family children, which played important role in preparing low- income family children for the future competitive job market.

KEYWORDS
Information Literacy, Internet-based Technology, Low-income Family Children, Digital Divide

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[1] Haiyan Zhang , Rodney Washington , Jianjun Yin , "Improving Strategies for Low- income Family Children’s Information Literacy," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 2, No. 9, pp. 655 - 658, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2014.020908.

(b). APA Format:
Haiyan Zhang , Rodney Washington , Jianjun Yin (2014). Improving Strategies for Low- income Family Children’s Information Literacy. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2(9), 655 - 658. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2014.020908.