The "Digital Divide": Hispanic college students' views of educational uses of the Internet

Authors: Slate J. R.; Manuel M.; Brinson Jr K. H.

Source: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Volume 27, Number 1, 1 January 2002 , pp. 75-93(19)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Concern has been expressed recently regarding the presence of a digital divide between majority and minority groups. Surveyed were 226 Hispanic college freshmen enrolled at a doctoral intensive institution in the Southwest regarding their attitudes toward educational uses of the Internet and their uses of technology. Statistically significant differences were found between males and females in their attitudes toward and uses of the Internet and computer technology. Differences were also revealed between students whose primary language spoken at home was English and students whose primary language spoken at home was Spanish in their attitudes toward and uses of the Internet and computer technology. Interestingly, no differences were present between first-generation and non-first-generation college students. Implications of our findings and relationships to existing literature are provided.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

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