Information Seeking Practices of Parents: Exploring Social Networks, Fears and Challenges

Faculty: 
Betsy DiSalvo
Students: 
Parisa Khanipour

Through findings from over 60 interviews and a national online survey with 978 with diverse groups of parents, we explored parents' ability to find learning opportunities, we identify differences in parents' use of online social networks in finding learning opportunities for their children across different socioeconomics.

Lab: 
Faculty: 
Betsy DiSalvo

The CAT Lab studies how culture impacts the use and production of technology with a focus on learning applications, computer science education and designing new technologies with culture as a point of convergence.