Aligning digital and social inclusion: A study of disadvantaged students and computer access

The educational value of internet use in the home for school children: A systematic review of literature

“…However, children from high socio-economic household tend to have higher academic achievement regardless of Internet access (Sirin, 2005). Studies also reported improved general academic achievement when students from low-income communities were provided with home Internet access (Araque et al, 2013;Jewitt & Parashar, 2011;Kingston, 2013;Wong et al, 2015;Yelland & Neal, 2013). Furlong and Davies (2012) found that Internet access at home can support learning within different contexts.…”

“…Using the Internet at home enabled children to collaborate online which develops social and collaboration skills (Anastasiades et al, 2008;Cabiness et al, 2013;Di Blas & Paolini, 2013;Furlong & Davies, 2012). Children's social skills improved when participating in a program that targeted immigrant families (McElvain, 2015), low-socioeconomic communities (Yelland & Neal, 2013) or used certain online applications (Kooiman & Sheehan, 2015). Children felt that the Internet helped them to integrate into the social fabric (Wilkin et al, 2017;Zilka, 2016), including feeling more confident about their active participation in everyday education, social and community activities (Yelland & Neal, 2013).…”

Digital Divide Challenges of Children in Low-Income Families: The Case of Shanghai

“…Koss (2001) points out that lack of access to ICT devices and the Internet decreases the computer skills of the digitally excluded and their access to the many advantages the Internet provides. Yelland and Neal (2013), in their study of disadvantaged students and computer access, report that most of their (former digitally excluded) participants expressed that Internet use saved them time and money. The Internet also provided them with educational and career opportunities that were previously not available.…”

“…A study by Yelland and Neal (2013) indicated that providing broadband Internet access at home, enabled most of the participating students to become involved in various Internet-based educational and social activities that were related to their school lives. For example, the students could access extra learning materials on the Internet, communicate with their friends via instant message, and finish and present their school assignments online.…”

“…Yelland and Neal (2013) suggested that, after the level of access to home Internet increased, students' overall school performance, as reported by their parents, also improved. Results from Jackson et al (2006), Judge, Puckett, and Bell (2006), and Li and Ranieri (2013) also indicate that students with higher Internet access rate and technology self-efficacy tend to perform better in schools and score higher in their GPAs.…”