Ravelijn

dr. E. van Laar (Ester)

Assistant Professor
BMS-HIB-CS
Ravelijn 1349
e.vanlaar@utwente.nl
+31534892292
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Ester van Laar works as an Assistant Professor in the section of Communication Science. She combines quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g., interviews, real-life behavioral performance tests, systematic literature reviews, surveys) to identify, measure, and support the digital skills to be acquired. Her research is aimed at pursuing an inclusive digital society. In 2019, she defended her PhD ‘What are E-ssential skills?’ at the University of Twente Cum Laude.

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My current research projects are focused around the theme digital inclusion. As postdoctoral researcher (2020–2023), I was involved in the H2020 project ‘ySKILLS’ on measuring innovative conceptualisations of digital skills for children and adolescents. The NWO-funded project ‘e-skills, key to 21st-century labour’ on digital skills that working professionals require was part of my PhD research (2015–2019).

Publications

2024

Digital Inclusion Support Needs of Households in Poverty: Insights From Interviews With Dutch Social Workers (2024)International journal of communication, 18, 3855-3872. Article 1932–8036/20240005. Boerkamp, L. G. P., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E., van der Zeeuw, A. & van der Graaf, S.https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22587/4725Digital skills among youth: A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey in six European countries (2024)Data in brief, 54. Article 110396. Machackova, H., Jaron Bedrosova, M., Muzik, M., Zlamal, R., Fikrlova, J., Literova, A., Dufkova, E., Smahel, D., Boomgaarden, H., Song, H., Tolochko, P., d'Haenens, L., Joris, W., Kalmus, V., Tikerperi, M. L., Opermann, S., Napp, M., Soidla, I., Uibos, A., … Helsper, E. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110396Internet appropriation barriers in the lives of Dutch parents living in poverty: A qualitative study (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Boerkamp, L. G. P., van der Zeeuw, A., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E. & van der Graaf, S.Exploring barriers to and outcomes of internet appropriation among households living in poverty: A systematic literature review (2024)SAGE Open, 14(1). Boerkamp, L. G. P., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E., van der Zeeuw, A. & van der Graaf, S.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241233047

2023

The youth Digital Skills Performance Test Results: Report on the results of real-life information navigation and processing, communication and interaction, and content creation and production skills tasks (2023)[Book/Report › Report]. Zenodo. van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E., Helsper, E. & Schneider, L.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8297778

2022

The youth Digital Skills Performance Tests (2022)[Book/Report › Report]. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. van Laar, E., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., Helsper, E. J. & Schneider, L.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7110265Developing policy aimed at 21st-century digital skills for the creative industries: an interview study with founders and managing directors (2022)Journal of Education and Work, 35(2), 195-209. van Laar, E., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & van Dijk, J. A. G. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2022.2036710

2021

youth Digital Skills Indicator: German questionnaire (2021)[Book/Report › Report]. ySkills. Waechter, N., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., Helsper, E. J., Schneider, L. S. & van Laar, E.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5076513youth Digital Skills Indicator: Italian questionnaire (2021)[Book/Report › Report]. ySkills. Mascheroni, G., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., Helsper, E. J., Schneider, L. S. & van Laar, E.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5076564youth Digital Skills Indicator: Finnish questionnaire (2021)[Book/Report › Report]. ySkills. Mannerström, R., Helsper, E. J., Schneider, L. S., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & van Laar, E.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5076526

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