The digital divide: A review and future research agenda

S Lythreatis, SK Singh, AN El-Kassar - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article provides a systematic review of the digital divide, a phenomenon which refers to
disparities in Information and Communications Technology access, usage, and outcomes. It …

A systematic review on digital literacy

H Tinmaz, YT Lee, M Fanea-Ivanovici… - Smart Learning …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to discover the main themes and categories of the research
studies regarding digital literacy. To serve this purpose, the databases of WoS/Clarivate …

[HTML][HTML] Does psychological empowerment mediate the relationship between digital competencies and job performance?

PO Pacheco, D Coello-Montecel - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased presence of digital technologies in the workplace has encouraged the
workforce to acquire new competencies to face the challenges of the Fourth Industrial …

Determinants of 21st-century skills and 21st-century digital skills for workers: A systematic literature review

E Van Laar, AJAM Van Deursen, JAGM Van Dijk… - Sage …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study brings attention to the determinants of 21st-century skills and 21st-century digital
skills. The following skills are investigated: technical, information, communication …

ICT use, digital skills and students' academic performance: Exploring the digital divide

A Ben Youssef, M Dahmani, L Ragni - Information, 2022 - mdpi.com
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are an integral part of our environment,
and their uses vary across generations and among individuals. Today's student population …

The digital disconnect: The social causes and consequences of digital inequalities

E Helsper - 2021 - torrossa.com
Times change. Early in the 21st century, calls to bridge the digital divide were dismissed by
people who saw internet access as a luxury. Two decades later, it is tough to find a policy …

[HTML][HTML] The digital divide in online education: Inequality in digital readiness of students and schools

HG Van De Werfhorst, E Kessenich, S Geven - Computers and Education …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has disordered the educational process across the globe, as
schools suddenly had to provide their teaching in an online environment. One question that …

The first-level digital divide shifts from inequalities in physical access to inequalities in material access

AJAM Van Deursen, JAGM Van Dijk - New media & society, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
For a long time, a common opinion among policy-makers was that the digital divide problem
would be solved when a country's Internet connection rate reaches saturation. However …

Development and validation of students' digital competence scale (SDiCoS)

K Tzafilkou, M Perifanou, AA Economides - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Towards the transition to blended and remote education, evaluating the levels of students'
digital competence and designing educational programs to advance them is of paramount …

[HTML][HTML] The self-reinforcing effect of digital and social exclusion: The inequality loop

M Ragnedda, ML Ruiu, F Addeo - Telematics and Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Since an increasing number of daily activities are carried out online, an exclusion or limited
access to the Internet prevent citizens from entering a world full of opportunities that cannot …