The same course, different access: the digital divide between urban and rural distance education students in South Africa
The same course, different access: the digital divide between urban and rural distance education students in South Africa
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DOI：
10.1080/03098265.2019.1694876
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发表时间：
2019-11-23
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Dalu, Mwazvita Tapiwa Beatrice
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作者：
Lembani, Reuben;Gunter, Ashley;Dalu, Mwazvita Tapiwa Beatrice
受教育的机会是未来成功的一个重要决定因素，不仅对一个国家如此，对个人也是如此。因此，高等教育是可持续发展目标的组成部分，对支持非洲发展至关重要。尽管如此，非洲许多地区往往缺乏接受高等教育的机会，因此，远程教育可以通过在线提供材料，在增加接受教育的机会方面发挥重要作用。尽管开放远程教育(ODL)提供商南非大学等机构可以向许多边缘化和边缘社区开放高等教育，但我们不能将接受ODL教育的机会与获取信息和通信技术的辩论分开。城市地区的学生与城市、城市周边和农村地区信息和通信技术接入较差的学生相比，教育经历有很大的不同。本文探讨了获取信息和通信技术的性质，以及这如何影响学生获取高等教育的能力。
Access to education is a significant determinant in future success, not only for a country but equally for individuals. Higher Education (HE) thus is an integral part of the Sustainable Development Goals and vital in supporting African development. Despite this, there is often a lack of access to HE in many parts of Africa, distance education can subsequently play an important role in increasing access to education by providing materials online. Even though institutions such as the University of South Africa, a provider of Open Distance Learning (ODL), can open access to HE for many marginalised and peripheral communities, we cannot separate access to ODL education from the debate of access to ICTs. Students in urban areas have a significantly different educational experience to students with poor ICT access in urban, peri-urban and rural areas. This paper explores the nature of access to ICT and how this affects students' ability to access HE.