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Social Media and Elderly People: Research Trends

Mayela Coto, Fulvio Lizano et al.

In: SCSM 2017: Social Computing and Social Media. Applications and Analytics. Part II, LNCS 10283

G. Meiselwitz (ed.)

Cham: Springer (2017), pp. 65-81

"This paper reports the result of a systematic literature review in the field of social media and the elderly. Our study included 36 research papers, selected after an iterative process. Elders are the fastest growing population around the world and any effort oriented to improve their quality of li ... more

How Does the Time Children Spend Using Digital Technology Impact Their Mental Well-Being, Social Relationships and Physical Activity? An Evidence-Focused Literature Review

Daniel Kardefelt-Winther

Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (2017), 35 pp.

"Based on an evidence-focused literature review, the first part of this paper examines existing knowledge on how the time children spend using digital technology impacts their well-being across three dimensions; mental/psychological, social and physical. The evidence reviewed here is largely inconcl ... more

Digital Development and the Digital Gender Gap

Siân Herbert

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2017), 11 pp.

"This rapid literature review collates findings from recently published papers on digital development and gender, highlighting some of the most commonly discussed discussions related to economic, social and political development. As the scope of this query is very large, this review provides an illu ... more

Digital Tools and Changing Behaviour in Relation to Violence Against Women

William Robert Avis

Birmingham: University of Birmingham, GSDRC (2017), 23 pp.

"Campaigns are likely to be more successful when they include messages about legal penalties for non-compliant behaviour and fresh information, and when they reach a large proportion of the intended audience. Digital campaigns must therefore work alongside laws and policies. Legislation can be a key ... more

Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research

Séraphin Alava, Divina Frau-Meigs, Ghayda Hassan

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 161 pp.

"Based on a bibliometric and scientific study of research conducted in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arab world, parts of Africa and Asia on the links between the use of social media and the phenomena of radicalization, the Report analyzes more than 550 studies published i ... more

Inclusive Rural Communication Services: Building Evidence, Informing Policy
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Rome: FAO;University of Queensland (2017), viii, 90 pp.

"This publication is the first scoping study aimed at compiling existing evaluation cases in the field of Communication for Development as applied to agricultural and rural development initiatives. It draws on a literature review and 19 cases across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribb ... more

Discriminación étnico-racial en medios de comunicación: Diagnóstico situacional

Marisol Castañeda Menacho, Silvia Lorena Chávarri De Los Ríos et al.

Lima: Ministerio de Cultura (2017), 134 pp.

"De acuerdo con los estudios de análisis de medios reseñados, se confirma con claridad que las poblaciones que sufren más discriminación de manera sistemática en los medios son las comunidades indígenas y afroperuanas. Por un lado, la población indígena es comúnmente representada en asociac ... more

Young Adolescents and Digital Media: Uses, Risks and Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Rapid Evidence Review
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Sonia Livingstone, Anulekha Nandi, Shakuntala Banaji, Mariya Stoilova

Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE);Department for International Development (DFID) (2017), 54 pp.

"This rapid evidence review examines adolescents’ access to and use of digital media (especially mobile phones and the internet), together with the associated digital skills and practices, opportunities and risks, and forms of safety mediation, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The revi ... more

Children’s Online Activities, Risks and Safety: A Literature Review by the UKCCIS Evidence Group

Sonia Livingstone, Julia Davidson, Joanne Bryce et al.

London: UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS);London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017), 106 pp.

"Age is the key factor that differentiates among children’s online experiences, with gender also significant. One in ten children to one in five young teens say they encountered something worrying or nasty online in the past year. Children’s top worries are pornography and violence; they say the ... more

Conceptual Evolution of the Digital Divide: A Systematic Review of the Literature Over a Period of Five Years (2010 – 2015)

Bhanu Bhakta Acharya

World of Media: Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies (2017), pp. 41-74

"Throughout the last twenty years the digital divide – a multidimensional concept – has evolved in a manner that takes account of various technological, socio-economic, socio-political, and socio-cultural considerations. The objective of this study is to access recent conceptualizations of the t ... more

Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
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Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, Katie Bartholomew

iMedia Associates;Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2017), 82 pp.

"The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned iMedia Associates (iMedia) to conduct a Capitalisation Exercise (CapEx) of its media assistance, with the primary objective of examining its current programmes and bringing out lessons learned. As the second output of this CapE ... more

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Publishing & the Book in Africa: A Literature Review for 2016

Hans M. Zell

Zell Publishing Consultants (2017), 74 pp.

"This is the second in a series of annual reviews of select new literature in English that has appeared on the topic of publishing and book development in sub-Saharan Africa. Extensively annotated and/or with abstracts, the present list brings together new literature published during the course of 2 ... more

Storytelling and Evidence-Based Policy: Lessons from the Grey Literature

Brett Davidson

Palgrave Communications, volume 3, issue 17093 (2017), 10 pp.

"The article outlines some of the ways in which an understanding of policymaker psychology and factors such as group dynamics and political context are reflected in the grey literature, and the implications of this for understanding the role of storytelling in political advocacy. It highlights pract ... more

The Future of Learning and Technology in Deprived Contexts

Tim Unwin, Mark Weber, Meaghan Brugha, David Hollow

London: Save the Children (2017), 51 pp.

"This report has focused on predicting what basic education, the use of ICTs, and the ways that these technologies will contribute to education will look like by 2025, with a particular emphasis on the implication for those living in the most deprived locations. Three broad conclusions are appropria ... te. First, there is immense diversity, not only in education delivery but also in access to, and use of, ICTs. This will remain the case in 2025, and the resultant inequalities might well be very much worse than they are today. If current trends continue, then the use of technologies by the rich will be markedly different from the use of ICTs by the poor. The most deprived will continue not to have access to ICTs, will continue not to benefit from them, and will become relatively more disadvantaged. However, millions of slightly better off poor people will indeed be able to benefit from the potential that existing ICTs will be able to deliver over the next decade, especially in terms of access to educational content that may enable them to live more fulfilled lives. Second, for education systems to be improved, especially for the poorest and most marginalised children, there must be a fundamental rethinking of the vision for education in almost every country of the world. Educational change is slow, but some of those consulted for this report were optimistic, and thought that the pressure for change will soon become so high that governments will have to respond by instigating fundamental reforms. These, though, will be very expensive, and it still remains unclear how they will be funded and implemented. While the ICT sector is still likely to experience much rapid innovation, it is much more probable that the education sector will only evolve slowly. It is therefore also important that these technologies are used to enhance opportunities for learning everywhere, even where the education systems are slow to evolve. Third, there have indeed been many exciting and innovative uses of technology within education over the last two decades, and some of these are already being applied in contexts of both physical and socio-cultural deprivation. However, all too often those implementing ICTs initiatives in the education sector focus primarily on the technologies, rather than the education. If technology is indeed to be used to support learning, both in school and out of it, there needs to be a complete reversal of much current practice. The focus must be first on the education, and only then on the various technologies that can help deliver it." (Conclusions, page 20) more

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Trends and Patterns in Communication Research on Asia: A Review of Publications in Top SSCI Journals, 1995-2014

Xun Liu, Ran Wei

MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, volume 33, issue 62 (2017), pp. 6-17

"To explore the extent to which the rise of Asian communication research has continued in the 21st century, a total of 558 publications on Asian communication research in 14 top-ranked SSCI communication journals from 1995 to 2014 were analyzed. Results indicate a rise in Asian communication researc ... more

Radio as an Educational Tool in Developing Countries: Its Evolution and Current Usages

Bhaskar Sarmah, Sukmaya Lama

International Conference on Developmental Interventions and Open Learning for Empowering and Transforming Society (2017), 14 pp.

"This paper makes an attempt to trace the evolution and growth of radio as a tool of education, particularly distance education in the developing countries. Apart from that, the paper also makes an attempt to outline the content of the Radio programmes across these countries of the world. Last, but ... more

Community Action and Social Media: A Review of the Literature

Kevin Harris, Angus McCabe

Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) (2017), 70 pp.

"The literature on the social uses of social technologies is substantial and expanding. Using over 400 sources, the current review outlines the key themes emerging from academic, grey literature and online material in this field. Much of this literature argues for the transformative power of social ... more

Discourses on Intra-EU Mobility and Non-EU Migration in European Media Coverage: Literature Review

Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Tobias Heidenreich et al.

Vienna: Universität Wien (2017), 26 pp.

Media Effects on Attitudes Toward Migration and Mobility in the EU: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Christine E. Meltzer, Christian Schemer et al.

Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Communication (2017), 25 pp.

Current and Future Studies on Participatory Communication in Thailand

Roongkan Musakophas, Weerapong Polnigongit

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, volume 38 (2017), pp. 68-73

"This study used qualitative research involving a documentary analysis of the existing research in Thailand. In all, 60 research studies between 1993 and 2012 [...] were reviewed and analyzed for participatory communication usage and media types. These studies were classified by the purpose of parti ... more