critical, historical and social perspectives Leigh, Patricia Randolph. text bibliography pau Hershey, PA Information Science Reference 2011 monographic eng

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xvi, 238p. : ill. ; 29 cm. "This book explores and presents research that centers on the historical, political, sociological, and economic factors that engender global inequities"--Provided by publisher. Caste, class, and it in India / Elizabeth Langran -- India's Dalits search for a democratic opening in the digital divide / P. Thirumal, Gary Michael Tartaw -- Exploring the notion of "technology as public good" : emerging characteristics and trends of the digital divide in East Asian education / Sunnie Lee Watson, Thalia Mulvihill -- Creating virtual marae : an examination of how digital technologies have been adopted by maori in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Janinka Greenwood, Lynne Harara Te Aika, Niki Davis -- From igloos to iPods : Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the internet in Canada / Cynthia J. Alexander -- The digital abyss in Zimbabwe / Jill Jameson -- Paulo freire's liberatory pedagogy : rethinking issues of technology access and use in education / James C. McShay -- Digital equity and black Brazilians : honoring history and culture / Patricia Randolph Leigh -- Digital equity in a traditional culture : Gullah communities in South Carolina / Patricia Randolph Leigh, J. Herman Blake, Emily L. Moore -- Governing digital divides : power structures and ict strategies in a global perspective / Francesco Amoretti, Fortunato Musella. Patricia Randolph Leigh, [editor]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-230) and index. Technological innovations Social aspects Information society Information technology Social aspects HM851 .I58 2011 303.48/33091724 9781615207930 (hardcover) 9781615207947 (ebook) 2010024438 DLC 100611 20160121105038.0 16278929