Overall, participants saw the DCPs as sitting on a continuum, that they are both related to one another and that they inform each other. was seen as the ‘Know’ ‘how to’ of engaging with the online environment, while was the to do now ‘Choose’ ‘what’ that we was the outcome of and or the it ‘Know’. ‘Engage’ ‘Knowing’ ‘Choosing’, ‘why’ is worth and ‘Knowing’ ‘Choosing’. Figure 5 General community’s perceived logic and connections re the three principle titles tested However, in further discussion, through both their spontaneous and more considered reactions, it was clear that participants perceived some overlap between the DCPs. In particular, and were felt to overlap. This was a result of the reactions ‘Know’ ‘Choose’ to and their spontaneous associations and outtakes around this principle. ‘Know’ These fell into two categories. First, participants thought about the of ‘mechanics’ knowing. This was about the to’ of getting online, the physical skills and ‘how technologies needed to use and access the internet and online services. The second reaction was to consider decision-making behaviour, based on knowing how to stay safe, and establishing rules and boundaries. The second of these two instinctive interpretations triggers the principle and a number of respondents struggled ‘Choose’ at first to understand the differences between and ‘Know’ ‘Choose’. Similarly, and were seen to be similar in that to positively’ ‘Choose’ ‘Engage’ ‘Engage was perceived to be a continuation of consciously’. To some degree ‘Choosing positively’ was seen as the outcome of and rather than a ‘Engage ‘Know’ ’Choose’ separate principle.
Overall, participants saw the DCPs as sitting on a continuum, that they are both related to one another and that they inform each other. ‘Know’ was seen as the ‘how to’ of engaging with the online environment, while ‘Choose’ was the ‘what’ to do now that we ‘Know’. ‘Engage’ was the outcome of ‘Knowing’ and ‘Choosing’, or the ‘why’ it is worth ‘Knowing’ and ‘Choosing’. Figure 5 General community’s perceived logic and connections re the three principle titles tested However, in further discussion, through both their spontaneous and more considered reactions, it was clear that participants perceived some overlap between the DCPs. In particular, ‘Know’ and ‘Choose’ were felt to overlap. This was a result of the reactions to ‘Know’ and their spontaneous associations and outtakes around this principle. These fell into two categories. First, participants thought about the ‘mechanics’ of knowing. This was about the ‘how to’ of getting online, the physical skills and technologies needed to use and access the internet and online services. The second reaction was to consider decision-making behaviour, based on knowing how to stay safe, and establishing rules and boundaries. The second of these two instinctive interpretations triggers the ‘Choose’ principle and a number of respondents struggled at first to understand the differences between ‘Know’ and ‘Choose’. Similarly, ‘Choose’ and ‘Engage’ were seen to be similar in that to ‘Engage positively’ was perceived to be a continuation of ‘Choosing consciously’. To some degree ‘Engage positively’ was seen as the outcome of ‘Know’ and ’Choose’ rather than a separate principle.
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