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Handbook of research on overcoming digital divides: constructing an equitable and competitive information society

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp., illustr.
ISBN 978-1-60566-700-3 (ebook); 978-1-60566-699-0 (print)
Contents
1 Beyond Digital Divide: Toward an Agenda for Change / Neil Selwyn, Keri Facer, 1
2 The Digital Divide, Framing and Mapping the Phenomenon / Andrea Calderaro, 21
3 Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide / Meena Chary, Stephen K. Aikins, 40
4 The Evolution of the Digital Divide across Developing Countries: Theoretical Issuesand Empirical Investigation / Nicoletta Corrocher, Anna Raineri, 58
5 Digital Divide in Turkey: A General Assessment / Mete Yildiz, 75
6 Bridging the Digital Divide in Australia: The Potential Implications for the Mental Health of Young People Experiencing Marginalisation / Jane Burns, Michelle Blanchard, Atari Metcalf, 90
7 The Digital Divide in the U.S. in the 21st Century / Barney Warf, 112
8 Beyond the Digital Divide: Closing the Generation and Disability Gaps? / Seongyeon Auh, Stuart W. Shulman, Lisa E. Thrane, Mack C. Shelley II, 133
9 Teleworking and the "Disability Divide" / John C. Bricout, Paul M.A. Baker, Andrew C. Ward, Nathan W. Moon, 155
10 The Digital Divide and the Emerging Virtual Therapeutic System / Christine H. Barthold, John G. McNutt, 179
11 Generation, Education, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Digital Divides / Susan Carol Losh, 196
12 The Digital Divides in the U.S.: Access, Broadband, and Nature of Internet Use / Linda A. Jackson, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Alexander von Eye, Yong Zhao, Edward A. Witt, 223
13 Does the Digital Divide Extend to Minority- and Women-Owned Small Businesses? / Robert Lerman, Caroline Ratcliffe, Harold Salzman, Douglas Wissoker, Jennifer Meagher, 239
14 The Internet, Black Identity, and the Evolving Discourse of the Digital Divide / Lynette Kvasny, Kayla D. Hales, 260
15 Inequalities of Digital Skills and How to Overcome Them / Jan van Dijk, Alexander van Deursen, 278
16 Late on the Curve: Causes and Consequences of Differences in Digital Skills / Jos de Haan, 292
17 The Digital Divide among the Incarcerated Women in the United States: A Case Study from New Jersey / Heather A. McKay, Patrice K. Morris, 309
18 Information Literacy and the Digital Divide: Challenging e-Exclusion in the Global South / Hopeton S. Dunn, 326
19 Connection Disparities: The Importance of Broadband Connections in UnderstandingToday's Digital Divide / Elizabeth L. Davison, Shelia R. Cotten, 346
20 Broadband in America: A Policy of Neglect is Not Benign / Mark N. Cooper, 359
21 Digital Divide and Rural Communities: Practical Solutions and Policies / John Garofalakis, Andreas Koskeris, 386
22 Public Policies for Broadband Development in the European Union: New Trends for Universalisation of Services / Claudio Feijoo, José Luis Gómez Barroso, Sergio Ramos, David Rojo-Alonso, 409
23 Solving the Paradoxes of the Information Technology Revolution: Productivity and Inequality / Francesco D. Sandulli, 423
24 Shifting Focus from Access to Impact: Can Computers Alleviate Poverty? / Mona Dahms, 439
25 Mobiles for Development: The Case of M-Banking / Judith Mariscal, 467
26 The Influence of Time on Transactional Use of the Internet: Buying, Banking, and Investing Online / Syed H. Akhter, 488
27 Beyond the Online Transaction: Enhancement of Citizen Participation via the Web in Ontario Provincial Government / Brendan Burke, 500
28 Accountability and Information Technology Enactment: Implications for Social Empowerment / Richard K. Ghere, 515
29 From Inclusive Spaces to Inclusionary Texts: How E-Participation Can Help Overcome Social Exclusion / Simon Smith, 533
30 Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities / Stephen K. Aikins, Meena Chary, 549
31 Bridging the Gap between Citizens and Decision-Makers: Are ICTs the Appropriate Means for Reconfiguring Traditional Notions of Citizenship and Participation in Public Affairs? / Karamagioli Evika, 573
32 From the Digital Divide to Multiple Divides: Technology, Society, and New Media Skills / Francesca Comunello, 588
33 A Human Factors View of the Digital Divide / Kayenda T. Johnson, Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, 606
34 Conceptualizing a Contextual Measurement for Digital Divide/s: Using an Integrated Narrative / Karine Barzilai-Nahon, Ricardo Gomez, Rucha Ambikar, 630
35 The Empirics of the Digital Divide: Can Duration Analysis Help? / Wei-Min Hu, James E. Prieger, 645