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Digital integration in rural schools: Perspective of teachers teaching in such schools.

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Title: Digital integration in rural schools: Perspective of teachers teaching in such schools.
Authors: Ramrathan, Labby1 ramrathanp@ukzn.ac.za, Candice Moodley, Serisha1
Source: Southern African Review of Education. Dec2024, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p50-68. 19p.
Subject Terms: *Education, *Rural schools, *Urban schools, Digital technology, Rurality
Abstract: The integration of digital technology in school education is well established across the globe, yet there are still concerns about the digital divide between rural and urban schools. In this paper we explore, from rural school teachers' perspective, the possibility of making digital technology integration into teaching and learning processes in rural communities a way of life. Through an ethnographic study of a primary school located in a rural context, teachers were found to be very positive about the integration of digital technology in teaching and learning processes despite the challenges of rurality. Learners' exposure to digital technologies in their home environments, the migration patterns of parents and significant others between urban and rural contexts, and teachers' digital competences contributed to this positive perspective of making digital technology a way of life in rural communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The integration of digital technology in school education is well established across the globe, yet there are still concerns about the digital divide between rural and urban schools. In this paper we explore, from rural school teachers' perspective, the possibility of making digital technology integration into teaching and learning processes in rural communities a way of life. Through an ethnographic study of a primary school located in a rural context, teachers were found to be very positive about the integration of digital technology in teaching and learning processes despite the challenges of rurality. Learners' exposure to digital technologies in their home environments, the migration patterns of parents and significant others between urban and rural contexts, and teachers' digital competences contributed to this positive perspective of making digital technology a way of life in rural communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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