Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas

The way we talk, work, learn, and think has been greatly shaped by modern technology. These lifestyle changes have made digital literacy the new written literacy, where those who are not able to use computers are unable to function and perform everyday tasks. The Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas explores the new ways that technology is shaping our society and the advances it is bringing, along with potential drawbacks, such as human jobs being replaced by computers. This expansive handbook is an essential reference source for students, academics, and professionals in the fields of communication, information technology, sociology, social policy, and education; it will also prove of interest to policymakers, funding-agencies, and digital inclusion program developers. This handbook features a broad scope of research-based articles on topics including, but not limited to, computational thinking, e-portfolios, e-citizenship, digital inclusion policies, and information literacy as a form of community empowerment.

Brasilina Passarelli is a Scientific Coordinator of the School of the Future Research Laboratory - USP, Full Professor at ECA - USP, and Vice-Director of the Information and Culture Department at ECA - USP. She developed her Post-Doctoral studies at University Carlos III, Madrid - Spain. Her Master and Doctoral degree in Communications Science were obtained at ECA-USP, with an internship of 6 months at Michigan State University - East Lansing - MI. Undergraduate studies at Library and Information Science Department at the School of Communications and Arts - ECA of the University of Sao Paulo - USP.

Joseph Dean Straubhaar, Among Carter Centennial Professor of Communications and Media Studies Director in the Radio-TV-Film Department of the University of Texas at Austin. He was the Director of the Center for Brazilian Studies within the Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. He is also Associate Director for International Programs of the TeleCommunications and Information Policy Institute at the University of Texas.

Aurora Cuevas Cerveró, PhD in information science, professor and researcher, full time Librarianship and Documentation Department at the Complutense University of Madrid.