Inside the Divide

Autor/in	Salpeter, Judy
Titel	Inside the Divide
Quelle	In: Technology & Learning, 26 (2006) 8, S.22-24 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-6728
Schlagwörter	Rural Areas; Family (Sociological Unit); Access to Computers; Internet; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Urban Areas; Socioeconomic Influences; Disabilities; Educational Technology; School Surveys; Technology Integration; Role of Education; Academic Achievement; Developing Nations; Elementary Secondary Education; Reports; Telecommunications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Familie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Urban area; Stadtregion; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Handicap; Behinderung; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsauftrag; Schulleistung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Telekommunikationstechnik
Abstract	It has been slightly more than a decade since the U.S. Department of Commerce's NTIA division published its first major report on home computer access, "Falling through the Net: A Survey of the "Have Nots" in Rural and Urban America." Published in July 1995, the report focused on serious gaps in the levels of technology available to different households in the U.S. It revealed that white and well-educated households were far more likely to have access to telephones, computers, and telecommunications than Native American, Latino, and African American households, or those whose residents had lower levels of education. This gap, which was soon dubbed the "digital divide", became a central issue for political, business, and education leaders in the years that followed. Over time, digital equity leaders began drawing attention to a variety of other divides, including a generation gap that made it less likely for older people to access computers and the Internet, a lower level of connectivity in many rural areas, a gender gap in many classrooms, and a lack of access for an alarming number of disabled Americans who had a vital need for adaptive technologies. In addition, the focus gradually shifted from a national to an international one, with many current initiatives designed to eliminate the divide between countries that have plentiful high-tech resources and those that do not. In this article, the author takes a look at this "digital divide" problem and discusses the solutions to narrow this gap. Results from various surveys regarding "digital divide" are presented. (Contains 15 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10