National ResearchBulgariaorHow do new technologies impact on families’ life: therole of ICT in relationships between parents andchildren, and between the family and the community?
PATCH-WORLd – PArents and CHildren Working, ORganising and Learning together135285-LLP-1-2007-1-IT-KA3-KA3MPGrant Agreement 2007- 3620/001-001This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot beheld responsible for any use which may be made of the information containedtherein
1.General framework of the research.
The PATCH-WORLD Bulgarian National Research is conducted by the partnerorganizations Center for Educational Initiatives (CEI) and Association Roditeli (AR).The research is focused on the role of ICT in the contemporary Bulgarian societyand particularly the influence of ICT over the families’ way of living and over thecommunicational patterns between the generations. Of course an overview of thegeneral ICT penetration and development in the Bulgarian country is presentedalong with some major national researches and projects on ICT influence in general.The research is based on the following instruments:
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Review of the literature – reports, studies, papers;
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Review of the web – existing cross-national, national and regionalresearches, projects, initiatives, good practices, etc.;
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Review of the national sociological database and the annual bulletinsand reports;
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4 interviews with experts in the field of ICT researches and in theeducational sphere with: Mrs.Fandakova – deputy mayor of Sofia city,Mrs. Bojinova – associated professor of Psychology in BulgarianAcademy of Sciense, Mr. Apostolov – coordinator and researcher in ARCFund and Mr.Mihailov – coordinator of the Career Center of SofiaUniversity
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Conducted questionnaire with 30 families from different Bulgarianregions and cities and with different educational and professionalbackground – all of them having child or children aged between 11 and18 and up years.
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Analysis of the questionnaires
2.Who is who in the field of ICT researches in Bulgaria.
The researches for the Bulgarian internet space and its users are made by twoagencies
- Nielsen online
and
Gemius.
They measure the IT traffic and makeusers’ profiles for business purposes mainly. Their data include only users at theterritory of Bulgaria.
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of BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) is foundedin 1973 as a separate institution of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is thelargest national center for fundamental and applied psychological investigationsnow. The major fields of investigations include: psychology of personality anddevelopmental psychology; social psychology; labor, organizational and appliedpsychology; cognitive psychology and assessment methods, as well aspsychophysiology and neuropsychology. About 34 researches are working at theInstitute of Psychology of BAS.The Institute of Psychology edit scientific journal
Recent years some researches concerning massmedia influence over behavior and ICT use of children and youths attracted thepublic attention.
is a non-profit organizationfounded in 2002. The organization aims to promote initiatives in the social andhuman rights sectors in Bulgaria. They encourage not-for-profit organizations andsocial movements working in these sectors to use the Internet for publicizing theiractivities and for networking with others; also work to defend and extend theircommunication rights. One of the general aims of IRBF is to educate and raise theICT knowledge of social NGOs and provide them with information services thoughthe Internet, as well as to promote the use of the Internet by Bulgarian social NGOand to assist them in building relations with European NGOs working in similarsocial areas and to reduce the digital divide in Bulgaria. These aims are in line withthe European Union Social Policy objectives of strengthening Civil Society andaddress a vital aspect that might otherwise be neglected - the important role digitalcommunications now plays in the development of international civil society.
(GERT) is a not-for profitBulgarian organization, aiming to enhance gender equality and social and gender justice in all spheres of social life, including access to and benefit from newtechnologies. GERT works in a close partnership with IRBF since its establishment inthe end of 2003. Both organizations are developing a Gender and ICT strategy forBulgaria together, as well as work in organizing training courses for women in ICT.GERT are part of ourNGO-BG Projectfor creation of a mini-website.
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