Studies on Young People and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

18 December 2008

There have been some interesting studies over the years on young people and teenagers use of Internet and Information and Communication Technologies.

Here's a brief look at some of the key publications.

Publication	Author	For	Date	Summary
Usability of Websites for Teenagers	Jakob Neilsen	Useit.com	2005	Young people interact with websites very differently to any other user, they like very different things
Young People, Wellbeing and Communication Technologies	University of Melbourne	VicHealth	2005	The current generation of young people like to express themselves and interact electronically and it has a huge impact on their life.
Online Communities of Interest for Youth Participation	Damian Lewis	Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre, Queensland University of Technology	2005	ICT plays a key role in e-democracy. Just because young people can't vote does not mean they do not want to participate in consultation.
Who Needs Web 2.0?	Dr Steve Hodgkinson	CIO New Zealand	October, 2007	Youth departments need to be able to use new ICT technology more interactively than any other council service
Youth on the Edge	Shire of Yarra Ranges	Melbourne Interface Councils	2007	The fast growing urban fringe means large numbers of families and young people with special distance and lifestyle challenges. Troubled and bored youth can turn their back on education and the law, causing problems for local counci
Young People, the Internet and Civic Participation	CivicWeb	Institute of Education, University of London	2008	Although they are not as adept at content contribution, young people want to be engaged in civic action and use the web as a key means of gathering information