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Technology Access Gap for Postsecondary Education: A Statewide Case Study

Technology Access Gap for Postsecondary Education: A Statewide Case Study

Victoria Brown
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522530824|ISBN10: 1522530827|EISBN13: 9781522530831
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch002
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Brown, Victoria. "Technology Access Gap for Postsecondary Education: A Statewide Case Study." Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy, edited by Melda N. Yildiz, et al., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 20-40. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch002

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Brown, V. (2018). Technology Access Gap for Postsecondary Education: A Statewide Case Study. In M. Yildiz, S. Funk, & B. De Abreu (Eds.), Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy (pp. 20-40). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch002

Chicago

Brown, Victoria. "Technology Access Gap for Postsecondary Education: A Statewide Case Study." In Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy, edited by Melda N. Yildiz, Steven S. Funk, and Belinha S. De Abreu, 20-40. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch002

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Abstract

Technology to learn the digital literacy skills required to attend postsecondary institutions or to access distance learning courses. Three groups of students are impacted by the lack of access to technology: (a) without broadband access, (b) students' low socioeconomic status, and (c) students' primary language is not English. Without digital literacy skills, selecting, applying, and fully participating in a postsecondary education is difficult. This chapter will outline the challenges these three groups of students have in accessing broadband, the impact the lack of access created in Florida, and solutions that were suggested to address lack of high speed broadband.

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