Lost in Mobile? Exploring the Mobile Internet Digital Divide among Chinese College Students

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Lian; Liu, Chun
Titel	Lost in Mobile? Exploring the Mobile Internet Digital Divide among Chinese College Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 18 (2021), Artikel 31 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Liu, Chun)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2365-9440
DOI	10.1186/s41239-021-00267-w
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Disadvantaged; Access to Computers; Computer Use; Internet; Preferences; Socioeconomic Background; College Students; Public Colleges; Research Universities; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Sozioökonomische Lage; Collegestudent; Forschungseinrichtung; Ausland
Abstract	Mobile has become the primary mode of Internet access for many people. Existing studies have generally indicated that mobile Internet represents an inferior substitute for traditional PC-based Internet. In particularly, mobile-only users are often found to be the most disadvantaged. This paper explores the usage characteristics of multimodal users by differentiating mobile-reliant users, who primarily rely on mobile phones to access the Internet, and non-mobile-reliant users, who primarily use PCs to access the Internet, and investigates the socioeconomic characteristics of mobile-reliant users, the association of the access preference and usage patterns, and whether a new type of digital divide has emerged. Based on data collected in a major public research university in southwest China, this study demonstrates that mobile-reliant users are not disadvantaged compared to non-mobile-reliant users in terms of usage, with the development of advanced mobile technology and the wealth of mobile-friendly content available therein. Practical implications for higher educators are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01