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3 - Digital Divide among K-12 Students

from Part I - Users in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Jennifer E. Dolan
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Defining an Evolving Divide

3 The Meaning of “Access” Evolves

4 Theorizing the Digital Divide

5 Historical Perspective

6 Government Initiatives

  6.1 Public and Private Initiatives

  6.2 K-12 Research in the United States

  6.3 Lack of Permission to Access Technology

  6.4 Differences between Home and School

  6.5 School Policies and Procedures Restrict Use

  6.6 The Power of Teachers on Student Outcomes

7 The Global K-12 Digital Divide

  7.1 The Divide between Developed and Developing Countries

  7.2 Within-Country Digital Divides

8 The Divide for South Africa’s Students

9 The Future of the Divide

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digital dividetechnologydistance learningremote instructiononlineICTcomputerK-12educationteaching
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior , pp. 39 - 96
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Print publication year: 2023

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