Overview
The DiSTO Chile study adapts, validates and implements the DiSTO project ("from Digital Skills to Tangible Outcomes") in the metropolitan region of Chile.
DiSTO Chile remedies the shortage of information and research on digital inclusion in Chile. The project gathers data on residents of Chile's Metropolitan Region aged 16 and above, aiming to identify the population's digital skills, the use of digital resources and the benefits gained from this use - as well as the relationships between them. The evidence will allow us to understand who benefits from internet use, who does not, and the role of digital skills in this outcome.
This is achieved via:
- Expert validation of the questionnaire
- 15 cognitive interviews to adapt the questionnaire to the Chilean context
- A pilot questionnaire of 40 individuals and a pilot-scale study of 200 people
- Representative survey of 1100 individuals in the Metropolitan region
- 20 interviews to aid survey data interpretation
Support
This project is funded by the Fondecyt of Initiation on Research program of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).
Principal Investigator
Dr. Magdalena Claro is an Assistant Professor and Academic Director of the Observatory on Digital Education Practices, at the School of Education of the Catholic University of Chile. She is also Research Associate at CEPPE-UC. She is a sociologist; with a PhD from the Catholic University of Chile and a MA from Stanford University.
Research Assistant
Tania Cabello Hutt is a sociologist from the Catholic University of Chile. She is currently a PhD student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Research Assistant
Daniela Navarro is a sociologist from the Central University of Chile, holding a Master's degree in research methodology in social science. She is a Research Assistant of Kids Online Chile and a Researcher at ITAÚ's Cultural Observatory.
Associate Researcher
Dr. Patricio Cabello is Associate Professor at the Journalism School at the Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. He is also the Coordinator of Kids Online Chile and the Kids Online Latin American network. He is a psychologist with a PhD in social psychology, a Master's degree in anthropology and a Master's degree in social research methods.
Associate Researcher
Dr. Christian Labbé is a researcher at the Institute of ICT in Education, Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). His research focuses on digital context and formal and informal education. He is a psychologist with a PhD in education from the University of Bristol (UK).