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Casey, Alice; Layte, Richard; Lyons, Sean; Silles, Mary – Oxford Review of Education, 2012
A recent rise in home computer ownership has seen a growing number of children using computers and accessing the internet from a younger age. This paper examines the link between children's home computing and their academic performance in the areas of reading and mathematics. Data from the nine-year-old cohort of the Growing Up in Ireland survey…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
De Mars, AnnMaria – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2010
It has been assumed that, due to limited Internet access, electronic media is an ineffective means for information dissemination to Native Americans with disabilities. In this investigation, we surveyed a sample of 467 households of Native Americans with disabilities living on Great Plains reservations regarding access to electronic resources. Of…
Descriptors: Reservation American Indians, Disabilities, Internet, Computer Use
Distance Education Report, 1999
Describes findings of a report issued by the United States Department of Commerce that revealed the "digital divide" between households of different races and income levels is growing. Highlights two partnership projects offering computer training and equipment donations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Washington, DC. – 1998
Findings of this report indicate that, since an earlier 1994 study, the number of Americans that own computers has increased by over 50% and the number of households using e-mail has quadrupled. Nevertheless, access to the Information Superhighway is still beyond the grasp of many Americans. While the nation-wide telephone penetration rate remains…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Economic Factors, Federal Programs
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers