Acclimatizing To Digital Natives Environment In A Digital Era

Ezinne Chidinma Abe, Jerome Anyanwu

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This paper examined the acclimatizing extent of individuals to digital natives’ environment in a digital era. it was aimed at checkmating the comparison between the adaptive nature of both digital natives and digital immigrants to the modern world as of today. To achieve this, four concepts relating to the variables were discussed and one  theory  reviewed. Some studies were also reviewed for further understanding of this adaptive gap. It was found out that the digital era is regarded as the environment originally prepared for digital natives and adaptation to it is very critical for survival globally. It was then concluded that the adaptive rate to the digital natives environment in the digital era is devoid on whether an individual falls into the category of digital natives or digital immigrants. It was then recommended amongst others that individuals of any society should properly get enough induction in the technological field so as to enable them be fully capable of utilizing technology to the fullest.; that the government should also ensure that there are enough centres for seminars on technological gadgets and its induction on the people of the society.


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Digital Era, Digital Natives, and Digital Immigrants

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v36.1.4999

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