The Digital Youth Network : cultivating digital media citizenship in urban communities / Brigid Barron, Kimberley Gomez, Nichole Pinkard, and Caitlin K. Martin ; with contributions by Kimberly Austin, Tene Gray, Amber Levinson, Jolie Matthews, Véronique Mertl, Kimberly A. Richards, Maryanna Rogers, Daniel Stringer, and Jolene Zywica.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Text and Figures; Introduction: The Digital Media Landscape; I Bridging Divides by Design: Defining a Research Agenda; 1 The Digital Youth Network Learning Model; 2 Documenting Pathways to Digital Media Production through Longitudinal and Multisetting Research Methods; II Findings from the Field: Catalysts, Challenges, and Sources of Variability; 3 Professional Development Remixed: Engaging Artists as Mentors and Teachers; Case Narrative A: Introducing the Nine Focal Case Learners.

4 Stepping into Production: Seeding Creative Project WorkCase Narrative B Calvin: Focusing in on a Future in Engineering; 5 ""Be a Voice, Not an Echo"": Supporting Identities as Digital Media Citizens; Case Narrative C Maurice: Creating for Social Change; 6 Appropriating the Process: Creative Production within Formal Interactions and Across Settings; Case Narrative D Ruby: Stepping into the Spotlight; 7 Patterns of Engagement: How Depth of Experience Matters; Case Narrative E Michael: Navigating Individual Pursuits; 8 Challenges and Opportunities of Developing Digital Media Citizens.

III Looking Ahead: Implications for Design and Research9 Creative Learning Ecologies by Design: Insights from the Digital Youth Network; 10 Advancing Research on the Dynamics of Interest-Driven Learning; 11 Scaling Up; Notes; References; Index.

An ambitious project to help economically disadvantaged students develop technical, creative, and analytical skills across a learning ecology that spans school, community, home, and online.

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