ICTs for advancing rural communities and human development addressing the digital divide /

"This book reviews the important impact ICTs have on economic, social, and political development and provides analyses of ICTs for education, commerce, and governance"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Chhabra, Susheel.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2012.
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300 # # |a electronic texts (262 p.) :  |b digital files. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 # |a 1. The impact of personal electronic communications on work-life balance and cognitive absorption / Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon -- 2. Assessment and contrast of the effects of information and communication technology / John Wang, Bin Zhou and Jeffrey Hsu -- 3. Automatic language translation for mobile SMS / S. K. Samanta ... [et al.] -- 4. Botswana's novel approaches for knowledge-based economy facilitation: issues, policies and contextual framework / Bwalya Kelvin Joseph -- 5. Children's maps in GIS: a tool for communicating outdoor experiences in urban planning / Kerstin Nordin and Ulla Berglund -- 6. Participation in child welfare services through information and communication technologies / Susan Tregeagle -- 7. Deploying information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance participation in local governance for citizens with disabilities / John C. Bricout and Paul M.A. Baker -- 8. E-accessibility and municipal wi-fi: exploring a model for inclusivity and implementation / Paul M.A. Baker, Alea Fairchild and Jessica Pater -- 9. Adoption and use of ICTs among rural youth: evidence from Greece / George Alexopoulos, Alex Koutsouris and Irene Tzouramani -- 10. Pathways to participatory landscape governance in northern Laos: the role of information and communication technologies / John Daniel Watts, Vilaphong Kanyasone and Vongvilay Vongkhamsao -- 11. Tlowitsis re-imagined: the use of digital media to build nation and overcome disconnection in a displaced aboriginal community / Jon Corbett and Raquel Mann -- 
505 8 # |a 12. ICTs in Chinese distance higher education: increased opportunities and continuous challenges / Xiaobin Li -- 13. The concerns of elementary educators with the diffusion of information and communication technology / Armin Samiei and Daniel A. Laitsch -- 14. Examining the "digital divide": a study of six pre-service teachers' experiences with ICTs and second language education / Francis Bangou -- 15. Leveraging technology to promote assessment for learning in higher education / Christopher DeLuca and Laura April McEwen -- 16. Impact of podcasts as professional learning: teacher created, student created, and professional development podcasts / Kathleen P. King -- 17. New trends and futuristic information communication technologies for engineering education / Manjit Singh Sidhu and Lee Chen Kang. 
506 # # |a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
520 3 # |a "This book reviews the important impact ICTs have on economic, social, and political development and provides analyses of ICTs for education, commerce, and governance"--Provided by publisher. 
530 # # |a Also available in print. 
538 # # |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
588 # # |a Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed December 19, 2011). 
650 # 0 |a Rural development  |x Effect of technological innovations on. 
650 # 0 |a Information technology. 
650 # 0 |a Digital divide. 
653 # # |a Adoption and use 
653 # # |a Digital divide 
653 # # |a Digital media use 
653 # # |a E-accessibility 
653 # # |a ICT and local governance 
653 # # |a ICT in higher education 
653 # # |a Knowledge-based economies 
653 # # |a Language translation 
653 # # |a Personal electronic communications 
653 # # |a Podcasts 
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