Technology and social inclusion : rethinking the digital divide /

• Main Author: Warschauer, Mark
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, �2003.
• Subjects: Digital divide.; Marginality, Social.; COMPUTERS > Information Technology.; Technische vernieuwing.; Ongelijkheid.; Sociaal-economische aspecten.; Electronic books.

Going beyond the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide" to analyze the relationship between access to information and communication technologies and social inclusion.

Table of Contents:

• Economy, society, and technology : analyzing the shifting terrains
• Models of access : devices, conduits, and literacy
• Physical resources : computers and connectivity
• Digital resources : content and language
• Human resources : literacy and education
• Social resources : communities and institutions
• Conclusion : the social embeddedness of technology.