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Computer literacy competencies among Indian students: the digital divide

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate computer literacy competencies among rural
and urban students in India and its prime objectives are to find out: how rural and urban students
use computers, what is the purpose of computers for these students and what problems have the
students encountered while using computers.

Design/methodology/approach – Scheduled interviews were conducted to collect necessary data from
rural and urban students. The interview schedules consisted of various questions designed to elicit details
about the students’ use of computers. A total of 600 interview schedules were collected and data were
analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for windows to test the formulated hypothesis.

Findings – The findings of the study indicate that the infrastructural facilities varied among rural
and urban schools. Another notable finding of the study was that majority (91.33 percent) of urban
students used computers compared to a significantly less percentage of rural students (32.33 percent).
Most rural students have not used computers mainly because they do not know how to (49.75 percent)
followed by lack of support from teachers (48.76 percent) and non-availability of computers in their
schools (48.27 percent). Electrical power failure was another major problem faced by both urban
students (31.75 percent) and rural students (40.20 percent).

Originality/value – This study attempted to learn about the computer literacy competencies among
the students and the digital divide in Indian schools. On the basis of the findings, the study has
recommended guidelines to bridge the digital gap. These findings and recommendations will potentially
be helpful to school authorities and the government in order to take the necessary measurements to
bridge the digital gap between the rural and urban students.

Keywords Digital divide, Computer literacy, Rural students, Urban students, Computer literacy competencies

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Judul Seri

Asian Education and Development Studies

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

London : Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Asian Education and Development Studies Vol. 3 No. 3, 2014

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English

ISBN/ISSN

2046-3162

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Edisi

Vol. 3 No. 3, 2014

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PENDIDIKAN

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