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Ensuring Equality of Educational Opportunity in the Digital Age
Education and urban society, Vol.36(3), pp.266-279
05/01/2004
Web of Science ID: WOS:000220764300004
Abstract
As the quintessential right-to-education case, Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, (1954) addressed equality of educational opportunity for all students regardless of race. Recently, the term digital divide has been used primarily to highlight inequities between various social groups with respect to acquiring computers and accessing the Internet. Given how use of these technologies has permeatedour society, including our nation’s schools, all relevant aspects of the digital divide must be addressed if the spirit of Brown is to be realized. Hence, in this article, the multidimensional meaning of the term digital divide is discussed, as are (a) the effect of this phenomenon as it relates to equality of educational opportunity for all students and (b) ways to address it.
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- Title
- Ensuring Equality of Educational Opportunity in the Digital Age
- Publication Details
- Education and urban society, Vol.36(3), pp.266-279
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Number of pages
- 14
- Copyright
- © 2004 Corwin Press, Inc.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000220764300004; 99380576716206600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English