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An Intersectionality Perspective on Rural Adolescent Access to Digital Technology in South Africa
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Author(s): Amy Sarah Padayachee (University of the Free State, South Africa), Fumane Portia Khanare (University of the Free State, South Africa), Delin C. Louw (University of the Free State, South Africa)and Ntombizandile Gcelu (University of the Free State, South Africa)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 16
Source title:
Impact and Role of Digital Technologies in Adolescent Lives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Shaveta Malik (Terna Engineering College, India), Rohit Bansal (Department of Management Studies, Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak, India)and Amit Kumar Tyagi (National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8318-0.ch004
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Abstract
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore compounding disparities in the South African education system. The world at large has suddenly been faced with the challenge of blended learning given that COVID-19 has reconstituted the traditional form of education delivery. Much emphasis has been placed on global education, yet due to compounding inequalities stemming from the effects of apartheid, the South African education system has been left further entrenched in the digital divide. It is for this reason that the authors of this chapter illuminate the lack of digital technology, its subsequent effect on adolescents in rural areas, and how it impacts on their ability to learn and compete in the global education sphere. The perspective of Intersectionality theory highlighted in this chapter is used to address the inequalities perpetuated by digital technology on adolescents in rural areas.
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