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Access to ICT education for girls and women in rural South Africa: A case study

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This paper describes the impact of socio-economic factors on girls and women's access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education and training in a rural South African environment and recommends strategies for improved access to ICT education and training. The study was undertaken through a case study conducted in the Moutse village in the Elandsdoorn area of Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

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  • Dlodlo, Nomusa, 2009. "Access to ICT education for girls and women in rural South Africa: A case study," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 168-175.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:31:y:2009:i:2:p:168-175
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.03.003
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    1. Possenti, Silvia., 2012. "Rural development strategies as a path to decent work and reducing urban informal employment : the case of South Africa," ILO Working Papers 994790883402676, International Labour Organization.
    2. Simplice Asongu & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2023. "Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa," African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 15(2), pages 195-223, May.
    3. David Hallberg, 2011. "Recognising Local Experiences for the Success of Vision 2030 in Kenya: Using Pen-Pals in Education as a Case," Journal of Education and Vocational Research, AMH International, vol. 2(3), pages 99-115.
    4. Adel Ben Youssef & Coetzee Bester & Aduba Chuka & Mounir Dahmani & Beverley Malan, 2014. "Building e-skills in Africa," Post-Print hal-03737364, HAL.
      • Ben Youssef, Adel & Bester, Coetzee & Chuka, Aduba & Dahmani, Mounir & Malan, Beverley, 2014. "Building e-skills in Africa," MPRA Paper 112240, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2014.
    5. Song, Jacques Simon & Yamben, Michel Freddy Harry & Atanga, Donald Ferdinand Okere, 2024. "Security fragility in developing countries: Do ICT matter?," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 259-280.
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    7. Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa & Jacques Simon Song, 2022. "Les canaux de transmission des effets des TIC sur la mobilisation des recettes fiscales en Afrique," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(S1), pages 80-101, July.

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    Keywords

    ICT; Education; Gender; Rural; Women; Girls;
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