Information Society

, volume 19 , issue 4 , pages 297-304

Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt

Mark Warschauer ¹

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Department of Education University of California Irvine Irvine California USA |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2003-09-18

Taylor & Francis

Information Society

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SJR: 1.245

CiteScore: 6.3

Impact factor: 3.0

ISSN: 01972243, 10876537

DOI: 10.1080/01972240309490

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Abstract

For the last decade, the concept of a “digital divide” has framed people’s understanding of technology’s relationship to equity and development. This article critiques theoretically the digital divide concept and supports this critique by examining a case study of technology and education in Egypt. The study illustrates the social embeddedness of technology and the intertwining of computer access with broader issues of political power, thus refuting simplistic notions of divides to be overcome through provision of equipment.

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Warschauer M. Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt // Information Society. 2003. Vol. 19. No. 4. pp. 297-304.

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DO - 10.1080/01972240309490

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TI - Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt

T2 - Information Society

AU - Warschauer, Mark

PY - 2003

DA - 2003/09/18

PB - Taylor & Francis

SP - 297-304

IS - 4

VL - 19

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@article{2003_Warschauer,

author = {Mark Warschauer},

title = {Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt},

journal = {Information Society},

year = {2003},

volume = {19},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

month = {sep},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/01972240309490},

number = {4},

pages = {297--304},

doi = {10.1080/01972240309490}

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Warschauer, Mark. “Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt.” Information Society, vol. 19, no. 4, Sep. 2003, pp. 297-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01972240309490.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Journal

Information Society

scimago Q1

wos Q1

SJR

1.245

CiteScore

6.3

Impact factor

3.0

ISSN

01972243 (Print)

10876537 (Electronic)