A Comparison of ICT Knowledge and Usage among Female Distance Learners in Endowed and Deprived Communities of a Developing Country

Autor/in	Kwapong, Olivia Adwoa Tiwaah Frimpong
Titel	A Comparison of ICT Knowledge and Usage among Female Distance Learners in Endowed and Deprived Communities of a Developing Country
Quelle	In: E-Learning, 6 (2009) 2, S.164-174 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-8887
DOI	10.2304/elea.2009.6.2.164
Schlagwörter	Females; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; College Students; Educational Development; Gender Issues; Developing Nations; Student Surveys; Electronic Learning; Internet; Distance Education; Computer Assisted Instruction; Disadvantaged Environment; Regional Characteristics; Differences; Rural Urban Differences; Computer Attitudes; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Collegestudent; Bildungsentwicklung; Geschlechterfrage; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Schülerbefragung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Regionaler Faktor; Unterscheiden; Stadt-Land-Beziehung
Abstract	Working with the premise that information and communications technology (ICT) has the capacity to make or unmake so far as women's empowerment is concerned, this article looks at the ICT situation among female distance learners in both endowed and under-served parts of Ghana, to check the user differentials among the two contrasting groups through a survey that covered 174 respondents. From the results one could not strongly say that there were vast ICT knowledge and usage gaps among the two groups considering the extent of the developmental gap that the regional differences presents. Factors like time or convenience, space, and income have to be considered in using ICT for education and development among women. Exposing the women to multiple usages of ICT is also critical. Another core observation from this study is that women who are generally categorized as not being technology friendly are overcoming at least that. This applies not only to women in relatively well-endowed areas but also to those in under-served areas. This is a good starting point for undertaking gender-specific projects that will promote e-learning, e-government, e-medicine, e-commerce and all other applications among women in both urban and rural communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10