Digital learning in techno-utopia? Do-it-yourself education in Kibera, Nairobi

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作者
Van Doninck, Nele [1 ]
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Social & Cultural Anthropol, Leuven, Belgium
来源
AFRICA | 2023年 / 93卷 / 05期
关键词
YOUNG MEN; URBAN; BOREDOM; YOUTH; WATER;
D O I
10.1017/S0001972023000748
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Q98 [人类学];
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030303 ;
摘要
This article argues that, despite techno-utopian narratives of digital self-directed learning (through content freely available on the internet) and its proposed opportunities for upward social mobility, digital learning is and remains a highly contextual practice, rooted in local realities and aspirational trajectories. Through learning with a community-based organization (CBO) that offers tech training to youth from low-income neighbourhoods in Kibera, Nairobi, I argue that digital learning does not replace formal education but rather is strategically incorporated into already existing learning practices. Although Nairobi has been extensively studied as a frontrunner in technology uptake and development in Africa, it is crucial to also look at technology practices and uptake away from elite design and use, to extend and deepen our knowledge of how the digital realm plays out in the lives of the majority of urban residents. Cet article soutient qu'en depit des discours techno-utopiques d'apprentissage autodirige facilite par le numerique (avec un contenu disponible gratuitement sur Internet) et des opportunites d'ascension sociale qu'il propose, l'apprentissage numerique est et reste une pratique hautement contextuelle ancree dans les realites locales et les trajectoires aspirationnelles. En apprenant avec un organisme communautaire qui offre des formations techniques aux jeunes des quartiers defavorises de Kibera, a Nairobi, l'auteur soutient que l'apprentissage numerique ne remplace pas l'education formelle, mais plutot qu'il s'integre de maniere strategique dans des pratiques d'apprentissage deja existantes. Nairobi a ete largement etudiee comme ville championne de l'utilisation et du developpement de la technologie en Afrique, mais il est crucial d'examiner egalement les pratiques technologiques et l'utilisation de la technologie au-dela de sa pertinence et utilisation par les elites, pour mieux comprendre comment la sphere numerique s'inscrit dans la vie de la majorite des residents urbains. Este artigo argumenta que, apesar das narrativas tecno-utopicas da aprendizagem digital autodirigida (atraves de conteudos disponiveis gratuitamente na Internet) e das oportunidades propostas para uma mobilidade social ascendente, a aprendizagem digital e e continua a ser uma pratica altamente contextual, enraizada nas realidades locais e em trajectorias aspiracionais. Atraves da aprendizagem com uma organizacao de base comunitaria (OBC) que oferece formacao tecnologica a jovens de bairros de baixo rendimento em Kibera, Nairobi, defendo que a aprendizagem digital nao substitui a educacao formal, mas e antes estrategicamente incorporada em praticas de aprendizagem ja existentes. Embora Nairobi tenha sido amplamente estudada como pioneira na adocao e desenvolvimento de tecnologias em africa, e crucial analisar tambem as praticas e a adocao de tecnologias fora do ambito da concecao e utilizacao de elite, para alargar e aprofundar o nosso conhecimento sobre a forma como o dominio digital se desenrola na vida da maioria dos residentes urbanos.
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