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" Handbook of research on overcoming digital divides : "
Enrico Ferro [and others], editors.
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1032776
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b787146
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Handbook of research on overcoming digital divides : : constructing an equitable and competitive information society /\ Enrico Ferro [and others], editors.
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| Publication Statement
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Hershey :: Information Science Reference,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (2 volumes)
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1605666998
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: 1605667005
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: 9781605666990
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: 9781605667003
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Vol. 1. Section 1. The Digital Divide as a Social Problem. Division 1. Overview of the Digital Divide -- 1. Beyond Digital Divide: Toward an Agenda for Change -- 2. The Digital Divide, Framing and Mapping the Phenomenon -- 3. Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide -- 4. The Evolution of the Digital Divide across Developing Countries: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Investigation -- 5. Digital Divide in Turkey: A General Assessment -- 6. Bridging the Digital Divide in Australia: The Potential Implications for the Mental Health of Young People Experiencing Marginalisation -- 7. The Digital Divide in the U.S. in the 21st Century. Section 2. Division 1. Digital Divides and Disabilities -- 8. Beyond the Digital Divide: Closing the Generation and Disability Gaps -- 9. Teleworking and the Disability Divide -- 10. The Digital Divide and the Emerging Virtual Therapeutic System. Division 2. Digital Divides, Education, Gender, and Ethnicity -- 11. Generation, Education, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Digital Divides -- 12. The Digital Divides in the U.S.: Access, Broadband, and Nature of Internet Use -- 13. Does the Digital Divide Extend to Minority- and Women-Owned Small Businesses -- 14. The Internet, Black Identity, and the Evolving Discourse of the Digital Divide. Division 3. Digital Divides and Digital Literacy -- 15. Inequalities of Digital Skills and How to Overcome Them -- 16. Late on the Curve: Causes and Consequences of Differences in Digital Skills -- 17. The Digital Divide among the Incarcerated Women in the United States: A Case Study from New Jersey -- 18. Information Literacy and the Digital Divide: Challenging e-Exclusion in the Global South. Division 4. Digital Divides and Broadband Access -- 19. Connection Disparities: The Importance of Broadband Connections in Understanding Today's Digital Divide -- 20. Broadband in America: A Policy of Neglect is Not Benign. Vol. 2. -- 21. Digital Divide and Rural Communities: Practical Solutions and Policies -- 22. Public Policies for Broadband Development in the European Union: New Trends for Universalisation of Services. Section 3. Digital Divides, Competitiveness, and Development -- 23. Solving the Paradoxes of the Information Technology Revolution: Productivity and Inequality -- 24. Shifting Focus from Access to Impact: Can Computers Alleviate Poverty -- 25. Mobiles for Development: The Case of M-Banking -- 26. The Influence of Time on Transactional Use of the Internet: Buying, Banking, and Investing Online. Section 4. Digital Divides, E-Government, and E-Democracy -- 27. Beyond the Online Transaction: Enhancement of Citizen Participation via the Web in Ontario Provincial Government -- 28. Accountability and Information Technology Enactment: Implications for Social Empowerment -- 29. From Inclusive Spaces to Inclusionary Texts: How E-Participation Can Help Overcome Social Exclusion -- 30. Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities -- 31. Bridging the Gap between Citizens and Decision-Makers: Are ICTs the Appropriate Means for Reconfiguring Traditional Notions of Citizenship and Participation in Public Affairs. Section 5. Approaches to Study Digital Divides -- 32. From the Digital Divide to Multiple Divides: Technology, Society, and New Media Skills -- 33. A Human Factors View of the Digital Divide -- 34. Conceptualizing a Contextual Measurement for Digital Divide/s: Using an Integrated Narrative -- 35. The Empirics of the Digital Divide: Can Duration Analysis Help -- Compilation of References.
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| Abstract
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"This book presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide"--Provided by publisher.
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Digital divide-- Prevention-- Research.
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Internet-- Social aspects.
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COMPUTERS-- Information Technology.
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Internet-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/33
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HM851.H3484 2010eb
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Ferro, Enrico.
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