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Direct linkMauttika N. Allsop – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed in this study was that many educational institutions have not fully integrated digital technology into online teaching strategies during the school shutdowns. Digital technology enables both synchronous and asynchronous communication between teachers and students, allowing access to learning materials and supporting…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family (Sociological Unit), Elementary Schools, Access to Computers
Pragati Bannerjee – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has profoundly impacted and transformed how schools operate, teach, and learn. Those without access to new technologies are cut off from the huge dividends that ICT provides, commonly referred to as the digital divide. The digital divide is a complex and layered phenomenon, which extends…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged
Chappell, Timothy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The digital divide between students who have access to and skills with information technology resources and those who do not is growing wider. This dissertation documents a quantitative study on the effect and relationship between age, gender, ethnicity and low economic status on students' access to computers and the Internet, as well as…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Access to Computers, College Students, Economically Disadvantaged
Slonaker, Richard V. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
School leaders face increased pressure to identify instructional and administrative practices that increase student achievement. However, achievement gaps persist between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged student groups. This study highlighted relationships between ability grouping and academic achievement in a suburban school district.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Ability Grouping, Educational Practices
Griffin, Jill – ProQuest LLC, 2013
One to One technology initiatives are a national trend, but something districts must weigh heavily as they are costly. The purpose of this study is to explore the One to One initiative in a middle school as it relates to student achievement and reducing economic disparity. Bourdieu's Cultural Capital Theory applies to this study as one would…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Academic Achievement
Porter, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify obstacles which prevent active participation at home and at school for economically disadvantaged families. Parental involvement has been recognized as one of the most important variables influencing student academic achievement (Henrich & Gadaire, 2008; Jeynes, 2007; Stewart, 2008). Recent history…
Descriptors: Barriers, Parent Participation, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
