Literacy and ICT : social constructions in the lives of low-literate youth in Ethiopia & Malawi
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Summary
This thesis explores how literacy and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are socially constructed in the lives of low-literate youth in the context of Ethiopia and Malawi and shows how in an African context ICT design for collective rather than individual use may be more appropriate.
- Type
- dissertation
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 368
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Keywords
Information and Communications Technology, Literacy, Sociology, Gender studies, Geography
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