TY - JOUR
T1 - Research on the effectiveness of information technology in reducing the Rural-Urban Knowledge Divide
AU - Chen, Ruey Shin
AU - Liu, I. Fan
PY - 2013/2/20
Y1 - 2013/2/20
N2 - To strengthen the information technology skills of students living in remote areas, the Ministry of Education of Taiwan advocated the 2008 Country Development Plan to diminish the gap between urban and rural education development. This study proposes a hypothetical model to evaluate the effectiveness of the government policy in decreasing the Rural-Urban Knowledge Divide in higher education. There were 427 participants in this study. From the research results, we found that the government policy had a significant impact on reducing the Rural-Urban Knowledge Divide in higher education, and it demonstrated that most hypotheses were supported. Finally, as a virtual teacher or classroom for students living in rural areas, this research provides several suggestions as strategies in building up prospective resources for a Digital Opportunity Center or e-learning environment beneficial for both rural and urban students.
AB - To strengthen the information technology skills of students living in remote areas, the Ministry of Education of Taiwan advocated the 2008 Country Development Plan to diminish the gap between urban and rural education development. This study proposes a hypothetical model to evaluate the effectiveness of the government policy in decreasing the Rural-Urban Knowledge Divide in higher education. There were 427 participants in this study. From the research results, we found that the government policy had a significant impact on reducing the Rural-Urban Knowledge Divide in higher education, and it demonstrated that most hypotheses were supported. Finally, as a virtual teacher or classroom for students living in rural areas, this research provides several suggestions as strategies in building up prospective resources for a Digital Opportunity Center or e-learning environment beneficial for both rural and urban students.
KW - Distance education and telelearning
KW - E-learning/education policy
KW - Evaluation of CAL systems
KW - Improving classroom teaching
KW - Interactive learning environments
KW - Teaching/learning strategies
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873883738
VL - 63
SP - 437
EP - 445
JO - Computers and Education
JF - Computers and Education
SN - 0360-1315
ER -