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[pt] O presente estudo teve como foco as práticas pedagógicas com uso de tecnologias digitais nos cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi identificar e analisar as características das práticas pedagógicas com o uso de tecnologias digitais, sob o ponto de vista dos projetos institucionais e das percepções dos professores e alunos desses cursos, com vistas a identificar o nível de capital tecnológico dos professores e a relação desse capital com as práticas pedagógicas consideradas inovadoras dentro do contexto institucional. O caminho metodológico da pesquisa se iniciou com a revisão de bibliografia, passando pela análise de projetos de curso, aplicação de questionário para os coordenadores, questionário para professores e alunos, finalizando nas entrevistas com professores e alunos. Privilegiamos, nesse estudo, a integração de diferentes procedimentos analíticos com o objetivo de obter um conhecimento descritivo, relacional e compreensivo. A pesquisa indica que, embora existam, na maioria dos projetos pedagógicos, disciplinas que abordem o uso das tecnologias digitais e que os professores usem vários recursos digitais em suas práticas pedagógicas, o nível de incorporação ainda não permite que esse uso ultrapasse o instrumental. As poucas experiências inovadoras encontradas demonstram que o capital tecnológico dos professores é um fator preponderante para as mudanças nas práticas pedagógicas, mas essas experiências isoladas ainda não têm um potencial de difusão e adesão do grupo, pois não há na Instituição um clima favorável à inovação, talvez por não existir um projeto institucional de fomento ao uso de tecnologias digitais na prática pedagógica ou uma política institucional de formação de professores, que estabeleça metas para a melhoria na formação dos professores. / [en] The present study focused on pedagogical practices with the use of digital technologies in undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). The general objective of the research was to identify and analyze the characteristics of pedagogical practices with the use of digital technologies from the point of view of institutional projects and the perceptions of teachers and students of these courses, in order to identify the level of technological capital of teachers and the relation of this capital to pedagogical practices, considered innovative within the institutional context. The methodological path started with a literature review, through the analysis of course projects, a questionnaire for coordinators and a questionnaire for teachers and students, finalizing with teachers and students interviews. We highlighted on this study the integration of different analytical procedures in order to obtain descriptive, relational and comprehensive knowledge. The research indicates that, although in most pedagogical projects there are disciplines that deal with the use of digital technologies and that teachers use several digital resources in their pedagogical practices, the level of incorporation does not yet allow this use to overcome the instrumental one. The few innovative experiences found demonstrate that, the technological capital of teachers is a preponderant factor for the changes in pedagogical practices, but these isolated experiences do not yet have a dissemination and adhesion potential of the group, since there is not a favorable climate for the innovation in the institution, perhaps because there is no institutional project to foster the use of digital technologies in pedagogical practice or a teacher training institutional policy that establishes goals for improvement in teacher training.

Le relazione tra R&S e produttività in Italia è di crescente interesse. L'analisi effettuata utilizza dati settoriali per verificare la relazione tra R&D e produttività in Italia tra il 1991 e il 2002. I risultati ottenuti sono confrontati con quelli ottenuti sugli stessi 21 settori in Germania. Le principali conclusioni sono che l'elasticità del valore aggiunto al capitale tecnologico (deprezzato al 15%) è uguale a 0.14 in Germania e 0.04 in Italia, che in Italia il capitale tecnologico si deprezza più lentamente e che un ruolo decisivo è svolto dall'interazione tra quota di ricercatori e capitale tecnologico e dagli spillover / The relation between R&D and productivity in Italy is of increasing interest. The analysis carried out uses industry data in order to verify the relation between R&D and productivity in Italy between 1991 and 2002. The results obtained were compared to those obtained on the same 21 manufacturing and commercial industries in Germany. The main findings are that elasticity of value added to technological capital (depreciated at 15%) is equal to 0.14 in Germany and 0.04 in Italy, that in Italy technological capital depreciates more slowly and that a decisive role is played by interaction between share of researchers and technological capital and by spillovers.

Avhandlingen handlar om digital (o)jämlikhet. Begreppet (o)jämlikhet utgår från en sammanskrivning av jämlikhet och ojämlikhet men uttalas som det sistnämnda. Problematiken kring digital (o)jämlikhet belyses i avhandlingen i form av fyra olika delstudier samt en kappa. Avhandlingens övergripande syfte är att öka kunskapen om digital (o)jämlikhet genom att empiriskt kartlägga och teoretiskt tolka användning av informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) bland barn och unga vuxna. Ett speciellt fokus läggs vid skolans roll i sammanhanget då den svenska skolan har i sitt uppdrag att ge alla elever en likvärdig utbildning. Skolan ska även kompensera för elevers olika förutsättningar. Genom en enkätstudie och en intervjustudie analyseras grundskole- och gymnasielevers användning av och tillgång till IKT i skolan och i hemmen. Elevernas digitala kompetens i allmänhet och deras kompetens i informationssökning i synnerhet, analyseras också för att skapa en bild av den digitala (o)jämlikheten. I dessa analyser studeras även skolans bidrag till elevers digitala kompetens och digitala jämlikhet. Resultaten av dessa analyser presenteras i två delstudier. För att få en djupare förståelse för fenomenet digital (o)jämlikhet ur ett internationellt perspektiv utgör en av delstudierna en systematisk forskningsöversikt. Ytterligare ett sätt att fördjupa kunskapen om digital (o)jämlikhet i avhandlingen är att studera fenomenet utifrån en utbildningssociologisk teori vilket genomförs i den sista delstudien. Inom ramen för det övergripande syftet prövas, och granskas kritiskt, därför Selwyns begrepp tekniskt kapital. Tekniskt kapital har sin grund i Bourdieus kapitalbegrepp och syftar därmed på tillgång till och användning av IKT som tillskrivs ett värde. Resultaten visar att det finns en digital ojämlikhet bland de unga som ingår i studien, trots den till synes höga tillgången till IKT. Avhandlingen visar även att skolan inte klarar sitt uppdrag då eleverna inte får en likvärdig utbildning samt att skolans uppdrag avseende elevers digitala kompetens är oklart. Vidare visar resultatet att begreppet teknisk kapital ger möjlighet till en djupare förståelse av digital (o)jämlikhet. Samtidigt ges förslag på hur begreppet tekniskt kapital kan förfinas ytterligare. / This doctoral thesis focusses on digital (in)equality; a new concept construed by combining the notions equality and inequality. The concept will for the purpose of this thesis be written as (in)equality constituting a new domain of study as explored in four separate studies together comprising this thesis. The general aim of the thesis is to increase the knowledge base of digital (in)equality by empirically charting and theoretically interpreting the use of in-formation and communication technology (ICT) by children and adults alike. A specific focus is how ICT is utilised in schools since the Swedish school system is commissioned by law to provide equal education for all. Compulsory school pupils' use and access to ICT in schools as well as at home was investigated both by a survey study and an interview study. In addition, pupils' general digital competence as well as their skills in searching information were studied in order to gain insight into digital (in)equality. The Swedish school system and its role in conveying such competence was a particular concern. Results are presented in two of the four articles constituting this doctoral thesis. To gain a wider understanding of the ICT (in)equality phenomenon an international outlook was incorporated into thesis in the form of a systematic literature review. This literature review is presented in the third article of the thesis. The fourth and final study widens the scope even further by analysing the phenomenon in the light of sociological theory. The general aim of the thesis was scrutinised and critically analysed using Nathan Selwyn's construct of Technology Capital, which in turn is derived from Pierre Bourdieu's notion of cultural capital. Technology capital defines both access to and the use of ICT, which of course also implies that ICT indeed has cultural value. The results of this sociological analysis showed that there does indeed exist a digital inequality amongst the younger generation in Sweden in spite of having easy access to the technology. It is demonstrated that the Swedish school system actually fails its commission. In respect to the use of and access to ICT the school system is not equal and pupils do not receive equal education. Furthermore, the analysis suggested that the task given to the school system is unclear and that the use of a concept such as technological capital is a promising one in gaining further insights into the phenomenon of digital (in)equality. In conclusion, suggestions are also made how the notion of technology capital could be further developed made more precise.