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October 31, 2009 - Grantee Research
How Kids Live and Learn with New Media
Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networks sites, and text messaging. More
October 29, 2009 - Grantee Research
Report Helps Prompt Banks to Modify Overdraft Fees
The Center for Responsible Lending, a MacArthur grantee, released a report on the overdraft fees collected by banks and credit unions, which helped prompt fee modification by some of the nation's biggest banks. More
October 15, 2009 - Grantee Research
The Ethical Fault Lines of New Digital Media
Social networking, blogging, vlogging, gaming, instant messaging, downloading music and other content, uploading and sharing their own creative work: these activities made possible by the new digital media are rich with opportunities and risks for young people. More
September 30, 2009 - Grantee Research
How Computers Became Linked to Children, Learning, and Play
Today, computers are part of kids' everyday lives, used both for play and for learning. We envy children’s natural affinity for computers, the ease with which they click in and out of digital worlds. More
September 8, 2009 - Grantee Research
Migration Policy Institute, BBC Collaborate
BBC World Service commissioned MacArthur grantee the Migration Policy Institute to study the effects of the global recession on migration to help inform a month-long series. More
September 1, 2009 - Grantee Research
Aging in America in the Twenty-first Century: Demographic Forecasts from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society
Network research finding that by 2050 Americans may live 3.1 to 7.9 years longer than official government projections, resulting in sharply higher costs for government programs that serve older citizens. More
June 30, 2009 - Grantee Research
Video Games and the Civic Involvement of Youth
The Civic Potential of Video Games, written by Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh and Chris Evans, focuses on the civic aspects of video game play among youth. More
June 30, 2009 - Grantee Research
The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
The single most important characteristic of the Internet is its capacity for world-wide community and the limitless exchange of ideas. More
June 20, 2009 - Grantee Research
Living and Learning with New Media
This report summarizes the results of an ambitious three-year ethnographic study into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settings—at home, in after school programs, and in online spaces. More
June 10, 2009 - Grantee Research
New Competencies, Skills Required for Participatory Culture
Many teens today who use the Internet are actively involved in participatory cultures—joining online communities, producing creative work in new forms, working in teams to complete tasks and develop new knowledge, and shaping the flow of media. More
