Technology and Social Inclusion
Rethinking the Digital Divide
$70.86
- Paperback
274 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2004
Summary
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 contrib…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262731737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262731738 |
| Author: | Mark Warschauer |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 274 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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“An impassioned, thoughtful, and unique analysis of the digital divide that incorporates evidence from affluent and poor nations. Warschauer shows that social context, far more than hardware, shapes access to new technologies.” - Larry Cuban, School of Education, Stanford University
About The Author
Mark Warschauer
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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