Author: Debanjali Acharya
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/04043002
Abstract: Our world is experiencing sweeping changes due to advances in information and communication technologies. Thus, educational success flourishes where equality and fairness are upheld. However, the swift digitization of school education in India, particularly in the post-COVID-19 period, has exposed significant disparities in access to technological resources. First gaining attention in the 1990s, the idea of the digital divide has gradually evolved. It is now defined by gaps in knowledge, technological access, and infrastructure, posing major challenges for the general population in developing countries. India is characterized by extensive rich social diversity, yet certain communities have faced long-standing exclusion that persists in contemporary society. This study examines the effects of the digital divide in school education, as the digital divide poses serious challenges to future development by restricting social mobility, creating structural barriers, and deepening exclusion for marginalized groups.
Keywords: Digitization, Technological Resources, Digital Divide, Social Diversity.
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