| Description |
electronic texts (209 pages : illustrations) : digital files |
| Contents |
Caste, class, and IT in India / Elizabeth Langran -- India's Dalits search for a democratic opening in the digital divide / P. Thirumal, Gary Michael Tartaw -- Exploring the notion of "technology as public good" : emerging characteristics and trends of the digital divide in East Asian education / Sunnie Lee Watson, Thalia Mulvihill -- Creating virtual marae : an examination of how digital technologies have been adopted by maori in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Janinka Greenwood, Lynne Harara Te Aika, Niki Davis -- From igloos to iPods : Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Internet in Canada / Cynthia J. Alexander -- The digital abyss in Zimbabwe / Jill Jameson -- Paulo freire's liberatory pedagogy : rethinking issues of technology access and use in education / James C. McShay -- Digital equity and black Brazilians : honoring history and culture / Patricia Randolph Leigh -- Digital equity in a traditional culture : Gullah communities in South Carolina / Patricia Randolph Leigh, J. Herman Blake, Emily L. Moore -- Governing digital divides : power structures and ict strategies in a global perspective / Francesco Amoretti, Fortunato Musella |
| Summary |
"This book explores and presents research that centers on the historical, political, sociological, and economic factors that engender global inequities"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Computing in developing countries |
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Cultural pluralism |
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Digital abyss in Zimbabwe |
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Digital divide in East Asian education |
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Digital equity in a traditional culture |
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Digital technology adoption |
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Technological determinism |
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Technology access and use in education |
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Power of new media to support decolonization efforts |
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Technology as a public good |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available in print |
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Mode of access: Internet |
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Title screen (IGI Global, viewed Nov. 15, 2010) |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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Information society.
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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Information society
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Leigh, Patricia Randolph
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IGI Global.
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| LC no. |
2010024438 |
| ISBN |
9781615207947 |
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1615207945 |
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