Exploring the gap of the digital divide: Conditions of connectivity and higher education participation

GeoJournal

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 171-184

  Rye, Ståle Angen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Access; Developing countries; Digital divide; Distance education; ICT; Indonesia; Internet

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNET; REGIONAL PLANNING; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICIPATION; INTERNET CONNECTIONS; TECHNOLOGY PENETRATION;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

CONNECTIVITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 46549085875     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9154-8     Document Type: Article

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