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The Use of Communication Technologies in Personal and Learning Contexts: The Influence of Gender in Higher Education Students in Portugal

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This article presents and discusses the main findings of a nationwide survey that aims to obtain a deeper insight into the way students of the Portuguese Public Higher Education (PPHE) use Communication Technologies (CT), with particular emphasis on gender issues.

An analysis model was created and used to develop the nationwide online survey used to collect data. This descriptive and exploratory research enabled knowing students’ perception on the use of CT, how often they use them and its perceived usefulness in personal and learning contexts. Findings point towards the existence of relevant gender differences in terms of use and perceived usefulness of CT, whether in learning situations or in more personal contexts.

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  1. Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Rua Maximiano Aragão, Viseu, 3504-501, Portugal

    Nídia Salomé Morais

  2. Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

    Fernando Ramos

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  1. University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal

    Maria José Marcelino

  2. University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal

    Antonió José Mendes

  3. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

    Maria Cristina Azevedo Gomes

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Morais, N.S., Ramos, F. (2016). The Use of Communication Technologies in Personal and Learning Contexts: The Influence of Gender in Higher Education Students in Portugal. In: Marcelino, M., Mendes, A., Gomes, M. (eds) ICT in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22900-3_9

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