The Inequities of the Digital Divide: is e-learning a solution?
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Wayne Journell, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This article addresses the continuing digital divide in public education, one that defines
itself largely along geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural lines. The article refutes the idea that the digital divide is dwindling due to increasing access to technology within the United States, instead focusing on digital literacy and cultural barriers as perpetuating the divide, causing economic, democratic, and social ramifications for those affected. Finally, e-learning is proposed as a potential solution to narrow the divide based on the ability to receive effective instruction without geographic restraints.
The Inequities of the Digital Divide: is e-learning a solution?
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2007
- Keywords
- online learning, education, public education, digital literacy, cultural barriers to education, e-learning