The level of students' orientation to conflict when mastering digital technologies

Relevance. This article presents the results of a study of the level of conflict in the development of digital technologies by schoolchildren. Empirical data were collected by surveying schoolchildren in five Russian regions. The article determines the impact of digitalization on conflicts among schoolchildren in the context of the modern education system, and examines aspects of the constantly high level of conflicts in the context of using digital technologies.
Purpose. Identifying the level of conflict in the development of digital technologies by schoolchildren.
Methods and materials. Analysis of sociological research, statistical processing of empirical data. The study is based on the results of the author's sociological survey on the problem of conflicts arising during the process of mastering digital technologies (2025, N=582).
Results. The conflict is systemic and is caused by several key factors: the difference in the level of digital competence between generations, a lack of understanding of the role of technology in modern education, the fears and prejudices of the older generation, and the desire of young people for independence.
Conclusions. The obtained results of the study will allow us to develop and test recommendations for overcoming conflicts in the context of the development of digital technologies by schoolchildren

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