Urban-rural divide and COVID-19: engaging teachers to assess and improve the Philippine basic education-learning continuity plan

What are the determinants of rural-urban divide in teachers’ digital teaching competence? Empirical evidence from a large sample

“…On the other hand, prior research on the relevant digital divide in education mainly focused on students (Corkin et al 2022) and schools (Castaño Muñoz et al 2022), while ignoring the teacher as the research object. Colicol and Colicol-Rodriguez (2023), conducted an ethnographic study, underscored the dynamic role of teachers in alleviating the digital divide between urban and rural areas and the need for teachers to have a voice in policymaking. Therefore, some studies explored the fact that there was the digital divide in teacher's competence, but a few delved into the factors that exacerbated the digital divide in teacher's competence.…”