Towards a critical approach to examining the digital divide

IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology. Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37293) Pub Date : 2002-08-07 DOI:10.1109/ISTAS.2002.1013832

W. McIver, Arthur P. Prokosch

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This paper reports on the results of a pilot study conducted of digital divide issues within two communities in Providence, Rhode Island in the summer of 2001. This study took place at the Wiggin Village and the International Institute of Rhode Island. Wiggin Village is a housing community in South Providence that consists of 285 households whose rents are subsidized by the US Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 program. The International Institute of Rhode Island (IIRI) provides services, education and job training for immigrants and refugees. The results of this study revealed unique relationships between the subjects and the digital divide that are not captured by access-oriented models. Results indicate that language and social networks are often more important in information seeking behavior than having access to a telephone, the Internet, or other types of communication such as newspapers. The study also revealed value judgements about electronic media that have not been clearly revealed in the context of previous digital divide studies.

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以一种批判性的方法来审视数字鸿沟

本文报告了2001年夏天在罗德岛州普罗维登斯的两个社区进行的数字鸿沟问题试点研究的结果。这项研究是在威金村和国际罗德岛研究所进行的。Wiggin村是南普罗维登斯的一个住房社区，由285户家庭组成，其租金由美国住房和城市发展部第8节计划补贴。罗德岛国际研究所(IIRI)为移民和难民提供服务、教育和工作培训。这项研究的结果揭示了主体和数字鸿沟之间的独特关系，这是面向访问的模型所没有捕捉到的。研究结果表明，在信息搜寻行为中，语言和社交网络往往比电话、互联网或其他形式的交流(如报纸)更为重要。该研究还揭示了对电子媒体的价值判断，这在以前的数字鸿沟研究中没有得到明确的揭示。

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