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Davis, T.; Fuller, M.; Jackson, S.; Pittman, J.; Sweet, J. – International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2007
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report, "Computer and Internet Use by Students in 2003" (NCES, 2006) reveals that the digital divide continues to exist, particularly along demographic and socioeconomic lines. Though an exact definition remains elusive, the term "digital divide" generally refers to the…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Computer Uses in Education, Professional Development, Educational Experience
Carvin, Andy – MultiMedia Schools, 2000
Discusses the growing gap between people and communities who have access to information technology and those who do not, known as the digital divide. Considers issues concerning access, in schools and in homes; content; literacy; pedagogy, including constructivist practices and teachers' professional development; and community. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Constructivism (Learning), Content Analysis
Roy, Loriene; Lee, Seung-ah – 2002
Equity of access is one of the American Library Association's (ALA's) five key action areas. Discussions of digital divide issues sometimes sound confusing and unfocused; however, the digital divide issue provides information professionals with the opportunity to discover more about their own skills and potential, to understand more about library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Resources, Information Dissemination, Information Science Education
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Santamaria, Lorri; Thousand, Jacque – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2004
This article describes one school's year-long effort to provide equitable access to the core curriculum to a very culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse student body while increasing teachers' needs for responsive professional development by piloting a dramatic change in the special education service delivery system with the support…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Democracy, Individualized Instruction