Locating computer clubs in multicultural neighborhoods: How collaborative project work fosters integration processes |
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| Authors: | Kai Schubert Anne Weibert Volker Wulf |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;2. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China;3. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China;4. School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China;5. Center for Environmental Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA;1. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman;2. University of Wales, UK;3. University of Surrey, UK;1. UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education, 23-29 Emerald Street, London WC1N 3QS, UK;2. GSM London, Meridian House, Royal Hill, London SE10 8RD, UK |
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| Abstract: | Located in socially and culturally diverse neighborhoods, we have built a network of intercultural computer clubs, called come_IN. These clubs offer a place to share practices among children and adults of diverse ethnical backgrounds. We show how this initiative ties into the striving for the integration of migrant communities and host society in Germany. In this paper, we analyze how collaborative project work and the use of mobile media and technologies contribute to integration processes in multicultural neighborhoods. Qualitative data gathered from interviews with club participants, participative observation in the computer clubs, as well as the analysis of artifacts created during project work provides the background needed to match local needs and peculiarities with (mobile) technologies. Based on these findings we present two approaches to add to the technological infrastructure: (1) a mesh-network extending the clubs into the neighborhood and (2) a project management tool, which supports projects and stimulates the sharing of ideas among projects. |
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