The emergence of the indigenous field of practice: Factors affecting Australian indigenous household ICT adoption

Peter Radoll*

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    Abstract

    This paper examines the factors affecting adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Australian Indigenous households in a rural context. Drawing on the sociological notion of structure and agency it is argued that being engaged in external fields influences Indigenous household ICT adoption. In this paper, a conceptual schema is developed by drawing on Bourdieu's theory of habitus to explain the low uptake of ICTs in Indigenous households in Australia. The research illustrates the value of habitus to understand ICT adoption from a rural Australian Indigenous perspective. Case analysis suggests that this research has practical and policy implications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group - Design
    Subtitle of host publicationOpen 24/7, OZCHI '09
    Pages317-320
    Number of pages4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    Event21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group - Design: Open 24/7, OZCHI '09 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Duration: 23 Nov 200927 Nov 2009

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group - Design: Open 24/7, OZCHI '09
    Volume411

    Conference

    Conference21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group - Design: Open 24/7, OZCHI '09
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityMelbourne, VIC
    Period23/11/0927/11/09

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