CCK08 gender differences in on line identities
http://www.jeffreyjuris.com/articles/Castells_ch15.pdf interesting paper that goes with others I am reading to sort out the gender issues in my blogging studies. it seems current research supports the idea we are on line what we are in real life (prommer 1996 ) Their studies carried out with universities on line suggest the function of on -line life for German students (adults) are very different according to gender .
Elizabeth Prommer,Arne BrUcks and Andy Rader’s study “Real life extensions in social networks:the gendered construction of self amongst students presented at ECREA (European communities research and education –annual conference Barcelona 25th -28th.november 2008)
It is commonly accepted with the growth of personal tools to self-publish and aggregate information modern society has developed a degree of complexity and sub systems and under the conditions of increasingly media driven information and communication, behavior strategies and decision making patterns are needed in reference to the individual’s positioning in these relevant sub systems. (Krotz 2001, livingstone ICA 2008).
The reflection about my own research is the women rarely crossed boundaries. the 2 plus 2 degree never joined the networks of the hospital play and the foundation degree.more often than not (they are all women) they had a following of their own cohort. This could be the inexperience I had with getting learners networked but makes an interesting issue to watch for next year when I have new cohorts to teach.The development of connectivity has already been boosted with first ,second and third year learners being given the blog addresses for each other. Help sought so far from newbies is all social in that they want to sort their application forms and payments out and seek help from learners that used the systems before.I guess when the term starts it will be a repeat of last year when hopes fears expectations and comforting words appear on their blogs. By the mid term there will,i thoeirise, be more links to useful must see must read work.
