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- Title
The Digital Divide: What Schools in Low Socioeconomic Areas Must Teach.
- Authors
Thomas, Dianne H.
- Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to determine if a digital divide existed in homes and schools for children in the Mississippi Delta. The study compared computer access, use, and skill level of children living in low socioeconomic areas, which were rural, and those in middle or upper socioeconomic areas, which were more densely populated. Results showed that the digital divide has closed in the school setting. Although the gap is closing in homes, there remains a gap in home computer access and use, and a significant gap exists in the skill level between the two socioeconomic groups.
- Subjects
DIGITAL divide; INFORMATION society; DIGITAL technology; EDUCATIONAL technology; EDUCATION; RURAL geography
- Publication
Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 2008, Vol 74, Issue 4, p12
- ISSN
0011-8044
- Publication type
Article