Virtual inequality: Beyond the digital divide

By W. Koehler. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2004

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The digital divide shifts to differences in usage (2014, unknown): “…in their career, work, education and societal position than others that are mainly consumptive or entertaining (e.g. DiMaggio et al., 2004; Hargittai and Hinnant, 2008; Kim and Kim, 2001; Mossberger et al., 2003; Van Dijk, 2005; Wasserman and Richmond-Abbott, 2005; Zillien and Hargittai, 2009).”
Challenges for Open and Distance learning (ODL) Students: Experiences from Students of the Zimbabwe Open University (2015, background): “Mossberger et al (2003) observes that technical competence needed in order to have effective access to contemporary ICT is a challenge to distance learners.”
Internet skills and the digital divide (2011, background): “This has resulted in several conceptualizations of how to approach digital divide research (e.g., DiMaggio and Hargittai, 2001; Mossberger et al., 2003; Van Dijk, 2005; Warschauer, 2003).”
Succinct Survey Measures of Web-Use Skills (2012, background): “…not surprisingly, given that many NKO residents come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, which is related to lower levels of Internet use (e.g., Mossberger, Tolbert, & Stansbury, 2003; Stern, Adams, & Elsasser, 2009), which in turn may influence Internet know-how, NKO participants reported…”
Using the Internet: Skill related problems in users' online behavior (2009, background): “There are several terms that strongly relate to information skills, for example information competence (Mossberger et al., 2003) and information literacy (see Bawden, 2001).”
Determinants of 21st-Century Skills and 21st-Century Digital Skills for Workers: A Systematic Literature Review (2020, background): “There is widespread consensus among researchers that to use the internet in meaningful ways, users must develop sufficient digital skills (Jenkins et al., 2009; Mossberger et al., 2003).”
Technology and Education: Computers, Software, and the Internet (2015, unknown): “19 See Hoffman and Novak (1998), Mossberger et al. (2003), Warschauer (2003), Ono and Zavodny (2007), Fairlie (2004),Mossberger et al. (2006), and Goldfarb and Prince (2008) for examples of previous studies of disparities in computer and Internet use within countries.”
The impact of the digital divide on e-government use (2009, background): “Prior studies have found that of those who conduct transactions online with the government, 16% are filing taxes, 12% are renewing drivers’ licenses, 7% are renewing professional licenses, 4% are seeking fishing or hunting licenses, and 2% are paying fines.(6) One limitation of this study is that we”
Rethinking Internet skills: The contribution of gender, age, education, Internet experience, and hours online to medium- and content-related Internet skills (2011, background): “A more refined understanding of the digital divide has developed, and several conceptualizations of how to approach digital divide research exist (DiMaggio and Hargittai, 2001; Kling, 2000; Mossberger et al., 2003; Van Dijk, 2005; Warschauer, 2003).”
The Digital Divide: Current and Future Research Directions (2005, unknown): “Mossberger et al. (2003) suggest four different types of divides related to ICT: an information divide due to certain people’s inability to gain access to online information due to demographic characteristics; a skills divide related to computer-specific capabilities; an economic opportunity divide…”
The Effects of E-Government on Trust and Confidence in Government (2003, methodology): “This research builds upon our recently-completed national random-sample survey, which included questions about use of e-government and political participation on the Internet (Mossberger, Tolbert, and Stansbury, 2003).”
Social Justice-Oriented Interaction Design: Outlining Key Design Strategies and Commitments (2016, background): “Even further, equitable distribution can also entail how to use information and the ability to recognize what kinds of information are need to address a problem or need [90, 13].”
Understanding the Complexity in Electronic Government: Implications from the Digital Divide Literature (2005, background): “Scholars from different disciplines argue that there are many social groups that cannot enjoy the benefits of electronic services, or that cannot meaningfully obtain value from them (Mariscal, 2003; Mossberger et al., 2003; Norris, 2001; Warschauer, 2003).”
Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites (2007, background): “Research on reﬁned understandings of the digital divide has found that even once people go online, differences exist among their online pursuits (DiMaggio, Hargittai, Celeste, & Shafer, 2004; Hargittai, 2002, 2007; Livingstone & Helsper, 2007; Mossberger, Tolbert, & Stansbury, 2003; van Dijk, 2005).”
E-government adoption: A cultural comparison (2008, background): “Mossenburg et al. (2003) suggest many people lack the basic skills needed to interact with computer hardware and software.”
Digital Inequality (2008, background): “…(Fallows, 2004; National Telecommunications and Information Administration [NTIA], 2002), scholars have started calling for refined approaches to the study of the so-called digital divide (Barzilai-Nahon, 2006; Hargittai, 2002, 2003a; Mossberger, Tolbert, & Stansbury, 2003; van Dijk, 1999, 2005).”
Survey Measures of Web-Oriented Digital Literacy (2005, background): “An existing line of research has focused on people’s computer skills (e.g. Dutton and Anderson 1989; Shashaani 1994) with some emphasis on Internet skills in recent years (Hargittai 2003; Hargittai 2002b; Mossberger, Tolbert, and Stansbury 2003).”