Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity

Nicholas Mavangere; Ernest Edem Edifor; Festus Adedoyin; Edward Apeh; Acheampong Owusu

doi:10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00057

Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity

Nicholas Mavangere
, Ernest Edem Edifor
, Festus Adedoyin
, Edward Apeh
, Acheampong Owusu

Department Of Operations And MIS

Bournemouth University
Manchester Metropolitan University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In underserved regions, the educational inequality gap between better-served children and under-served children is wide. At the same time, the digital inequality gap in such countries is narrowing; less endowed families are now able to access some digital technologies. Therefore, there is the need to use technologies for educational purposes to support less-endowed children in promoting diversity and inclusivity. This research is explorative research to highlight issues in the use of technologies for education, such as adoption, barriers, challenges and benefits in African context. In doing so, we seek to promote diversity and inclusivity for education in underserved regions and bridge the education inequality gap. This research will contribute to academic research relating to inclusivity to support under-served children in developing countries. It will push forward educational technology research and contribute to policymaking. The outcome of this research would prepare the foundation for a future large-scale implementation across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	288-293
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665492447
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00057
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	18th IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022 - Bournemouth Duration: 14 Oct 2022 → 16 Oct 2022

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Name	Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022

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Conference	18th IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bournemouth
Period	14/10/22 → 16/10/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Diversity
Educational inequality gap
Technology Acceptance
Technology Adoption
Technology Discrimination

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Mavangere, N., Edifor, E. E., Adedoyin, F., Apeh, E., & Owusu, A. (2022). Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022 (pp. 288-293). (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00057

Mavangere, Nicholas ; Edifor, Ernest Edem ; Adedoyin, Festus et al. / Education inequality in underserved regions : Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. pp. 288-293 (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022).

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Mavangere, N, Edifor, EE, Adedoyin, F, Apeh, E & Owusu, A 2022, Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. in Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022. Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 288-293, 18th IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 14/10/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00057

Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. / Mavangere, Nicholas; Edifor, Ernest Edem; Adedoyin, Festus et al.
Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. p. 288-293 (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022).

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Mavangere N, Edifor EE, Adedoyin F, Apeh E, Owusu A. Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. p. 288-293. (Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2022). doi: 10.1109/ICEBE55470.2022.00057

Education inequality in underserved regions: Exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity

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