Bridging Digital Divide in Schools in Developing Countries: Perceptions of Teachers of Free Software Opportunities

被引:8
作者
Laugasson, Edmund [1 ]
Quaicoe, James Sunney [1 ]
Jeladze, Eka [1 ]
Jesmin, Triinu [1 ]
机构
[1] Tallinn Univ, Sch Digital Technol, Narva Rd 25, EE-10120 Tallinn, Estonia
来源
LEARNING AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES, LCT 2016 | 2016年 / 9753卷
关键词
Technology Acceptance Model; Adoption; Digital divide; Free/libre and open-source software;
D O I
10.1007/978-3-319-39483-1_63
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
21st century information society requires more and more use of ICT (information and communication technology) in everyday life. Nowadays there is much talk about the digital divide, which means economical and social disparities in digital technology use and availability in society of a particular country and among different countries. In this paper we sought to explore teachers knowledge and use of ICT resources in the context of free/libre and open-source software (FLOSS). When relying permanently on free tools there are several benefits which in turn will grow sustainable information society and will fortify economy in larger scale. For the mentioned purpose we use Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) first version. We found that TAM model is not ideal to accomplish mentioned tasks, especially in educational institutions. If teachers will be aware of FLOSS then they can increase ICT resources use in schools in a meaningful way. This in turn will reduce also disparity in schools and we may call it as a digital turn.
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页码:695 / 706
页数:12
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