The Impact of a Lack of Information and Communication Technologies at Rural Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to present a literature review on issues related to the integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in especially South African rural schools. Against the background of the impact of digitalization in a changing educational environment, the chapter looks at some of the theories and models that had been developed in that specific field, based on empirical findings from various authors. The review also outlines some of the literature that had touched on this topic, as well as the respective findings from such studies and the conclusions reached on the impact of a lack of ICTs at rural schools.