Dimensions of Digital Literacy in the 21st Century Competency Frameworks

María Cristina Martínez-Bravo, Charo Sádaba Chalezquer and Javier Serrano-Puche
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María Cristina Martínez-Bravo: Department of Communication, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain
Charo Sádaba Chalezquer: Department of Communication, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain
Javier Serrano-Puche: Department of Communication, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: The Information and Knowledge Society demands the development of skills for the critical and responsible consumption and use of technology for leisure, personal, professional, academic development, and citizen participation. The international frameworks of “21st Century Competences” underline the importance of digital competence as the axis to enhance the rest of competences. This key competence goes beyond the operational use of technological tools and applications and has been studied from different approaches. This research explores digital literacy in eight international frameworks from different institutions and initiatives: UNESCO, European Union, OECD, ATCS, P21, NETS, NAEP, and Engauge, from which a content analysis is performed, and where the areas of scope of the competencies and the relationships between the different proposals are explored. The findings contribute to the understanding of an integrated approach to digital literacy, where six dimensions are identified: critical, cognitive, operational, social, emotional, and projective. Three dimensional profiles are also identified that point towards the critical use of technology, the appropriation of technology in daily life and social innovation, which invites a rethink towards digital literacy from a multi and interdimensional vision.

Keywords: 21st century skills; digital literacy; digital competence; future thinking; critical literacy; emotions; ICT; empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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