Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide - Couverture souple

Warschauer, Mark

 
9780262731737: Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0262731738 ISBN 13 : 9780262731737
Editeur : MIT Press, 2004

Synopsis

Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States.

A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Warschauer is Assistant Professor of Education and of Information and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine, and founding editor of the journal Language Learning and Technology.

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Éditeur
MIT Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262731738
ISBN 13 
9780262731737
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
274
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780262232241: Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0262232243 ISBN 13 :  9780262232241
Editeur : The MIT Press, 2003
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