Does the Digital Divide still exist: Technology Access
and Minorities in higher education?
The advances
in technology in higher education are significant. However, in this burgeoning
technology environment, many minorities face the problems of Access, Inclusion
and Underrepresentation. While some researchers report that the inequities
based on race still continue (Cooper, 2006; Mullis, Mullis & Cornille,
2007), others argue that the digital divides are being bridged (Cotten &
Jelenewicz, 2006). This study is designed to help determine if the digital
divide still exists among minority college students. This study follows after
the study conducted by Chisholm et al (1998) except that while their study
investigated a single campus, this study will focus on four campuses that will
include a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), a tribal
college, a Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
institution, and a predominantly white institution. It also differs from the
study by Jones et al (2009) with the inclusion of minority institutions.
Nworie, B., Nworie, J. &
Mintah, J. (2010). Does the Digital Divide still exist: Technology Access and
Minorities in higher education?. In J. Herrington & C. Montgomerie (Eds.), Proceedings
of ED-MEDIA 2010--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (pp. 997-1005). Toronto, Canada:
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved April 11, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/34755/.
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