Mapping the Digital Divide in Britain: Implications for Learning and Education

Autor/in	Eynon, Rebecca
Titel	Mapping the Digital Divide in Britain: Implications for Learning and Education
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 34 (2009) 4, S.277-290 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
Schlagwörter	Informal Education; Barriers; Disadvantaged; National Surveys; Use Studies; Learning Activities; Adolescents; Adults; Interviews; Socioeconomic Influences; Age Differences; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Regression (Statistics); Educational Technology; Influence of Technology; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Access to Computers; Internet; Computer Attitudes; Electronic Learning; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Benutzerschulung; Lernaktivität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Unterrichtsmedien; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The internet presents many potential opportunities for people to learn for both formal and informal purposes. However, not everyone is able to make the most of the internet for learning. This paper utilises quantitative nationally representative survey data of internet use in Britain in order to explore the digital divide in relation to learning activities online. The results from this analysis give a detailed picture of the digital divide in Britain; illustrating those who are non-users and users of the internet and the reasons that are important in explaining the diversity in non-use and use of the internet for learning (e.g., age, educational background, skills, attitudes and experience). The findings may assist in the development of policies that seek to support under-served groups to make the most effective use of the internet for formal and informal learning opportunities. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10