Percepciones de las Familias sobre el Uso de Plataformas Digitales Comerciales en las Escuelas Públicas: Un Estudio sobre la Confianza y la Privacidad Digital

As a growing number of research reflects, the process of platformisation in education has generated a range of concerns about the educational use of digital platforms, but few studies focus on the essential role of families in this new setting. This article aims to provide evidence on families' perceptions of the trust they place in schools in the care of their children or wards when using this type of digital resources or media, and the possible implications of this for children's rights. Drawing on a quantitative methodology that included the application of a questionnaire to families with children enrolled in a public school in Catalonia (n=1,639), we shed light on a wide range of perceptions around the use of digital educational platforms. While some participants value the usefulness of these platforms during the pandemic, others express concerns related to data privacy and the possibility of discrimination and cyberbullying. It is concluded that there is a need to stimulate further research focusing on the key role of families in addressing the ethical and social issues arising from digitisation in education.