How the Internet Affects Higher Education- A Multi-Country Analysis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783836426398)

This book is based on a doctoral dissertation in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies that addresses the gaps of access and quality in higher education between high-income countries and low-to-middle income countries, and the role that Internet and computer technologies play in association with those gaps. It addresses the question whether the gaps will widen or narrow over time. It utilizes a mixed methodology, analyzing national-level gaps in Internet and computer technology through quantitative analyses of public data on telecommunications and Internet connectivity. It uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the diffusion and impact of Internet and computer technology at the institutional and classroom levels. Ultimately, the answer as to whether the gaps will widen or narrow depends upon strategic decisions made at the national, institutional, and classroom levels.

Author: Norman Clark Capshaw
ISBN-10: 3836426390
ISBN-13: 9783836426398
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2007
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.46d