Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"digital exclusion"”.
-
A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Social Housing Residents in Relation to their Digital Exclusion
… South Africa than the persistent socioeconomic exclusion and continuous spatial segregation of South African society. Social housing and digital inclusion both play a critical role as inclusionary interventions for the socioeconomic advancement of the previously disenfranchised and the …
-
A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of social housing residents in relation to their digital exclusion
… South Africa than the persistent socioeconomic exclusion and continuous spatial segregation of South African society. Social housing and digital inclusion both play a critical role as inclusionary interventions for the socioeconomic advancement of the previously disenfranchised and the …
-
Mechanisms driving technology use in the context of digital inequality: A series of essays on the role of social influence, socio-cognitive processes, and socio-economic determinants
… on the causes and manifestations of digital inequality through the lens of technology adoption research. To this day, digital inequality remains an important and relevant societal issue. With the rapid proliferation of digital ICT over the last 20 years the nature of the phenomenon …
-
Enabling a generation of social entrepreneurs: A study to establish if the practice of social entrepreneurship offers inclusive self-employment opportunities for disenfranchised South African youth
… activities. It argues that financial and digital exclusion, as well as poor access to a quality education, are factors which are currently limiting these youths' economic potential and perpetuating a cycle of unemployment, inequality and poverty in South Africa. The literature and theory …
-
Mobile Service Delivery: a systematic literature review of m-Government in South Africa
… phones presents the potential to bridge the digital divide and make public services more accessible to everybody through m-government. Against this backdrop, the South African government has prioritised the implementation of m-government to improve public service delivery and achieve its …
-
Diversifying digital media research
… this question and examine the nuanced effects of digital technologies in a hard-to-reach sample of rural women, and nationally representative adolescent samples across 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia. First, I develop a framework to reimagine diversity of the …
-
How does the use of mobile phones by 16-24 year old socially excluded women affect their capabilities?
… affordances to address issues of social exclusion. Poverty impacted on women’s mobile phone use: they lacked funds to repair their phones and experienced intermittent connectivity. Respondents were often paying a high proportion of their income for their mobile phones, going over call …
-
Strategies for digital inclusion: towards a framework for embracing student diversity and sustaining engagement with blended learning.
… the nature of student engagement in relation to digital inclusion and blended learning and produce a framework to guide educators. This research aims to develop a conceptual framework which can be used to develop effective teaching and learning strategies for managing student diversity in …
-
How can Cape Flats youth overcome Environmental circumstance by using their Personal potential?
… of positive role models. In conjunction with digital exclusion and poor quality education; these circumstances restrict youth from participating fairly in socio-economic activities – effectively limiting their growth potential. Personalization theory states that growth is not solely dictated …
-
The Contribution of Information and Communication Technology to the wellbeing of the urban poor in South Africa
Within the context of an increasingly pervasive digital society, this study seeks to understand the extent to which Internet-enabled mobile phones contribute towards the social and economic inclusion or exclusion of the urban poor in South Africa. This stems from the growing recognition that …
-
Feasibility and acceptability of a multi-components intervention (PDConnect) to support physical activity in people living with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study.
… appropriate funding is required to minimise digital exclusion and optimise digital literacy. Minor modifications to the participant manual to support personalisation, and further consideration of type of PA monitor is also recommended. Further consultation with the Parkinson's community is …
-
Digital Inclusion in Cuba: Challenges, Transformations and Future Prospects
This thesis examines the dynamics of digital exclusion in contemporary Cuba, a society influenced by decades of centralised governance, economic challenges, and ideological control. Cubans have lived for over half a century under the American embargo and a communist political system. Despite Cuba's …
-
An investigation into the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities of online risks: Online contract, conduct, content and contact, including online negative comments and/or messages
… Despite numerous benefits to being online, a digital inequality exists; where those with intellectual disabilities often have their internet access and use restricted, as a result of barriers, such as gatekeeping (Chadwick et al., 2013, 2017). Large gaps in the literature exist, in relation to …
-
Plataforma en la nube para el comercio de productos en las carreteras colombianas
El presente trabajo describe el diseño e implementación de una plataforma telemática desarrollada para optimizar la gestión de vendedores en carreteras de Colombia, aprovechando las ventajas de la computación en la nube para escalar de manera dinámica los recursos de la plataforma y con ello …
-
Aspectos críticos relativos ao eGovernment : perspetiva no âmbito dos municípios
A utilização das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) está associada às mais diversas atividades de sociedade atual. A captação e comunicação de informação é, cada vez mais, suportada em meios digitais. Nas empresas (no relacionamento comercial entre empresas e destas com clientes) e para …