DocumentCode
3419010
Title
Computer Literacy Programs in Rural Communities: Understanding Social Motivators
Author
Kantamneni, Raj Gopal P. ; Chintalapati, Ramanjaneyaraju
Author_Institution
Technol. Incubation Program, Bhagavatula Charitable Trust Haripuram, Haripuram, India
fYear
2013
fDate
18-20 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
53
Lastpage
56
Abstract
A successful computer literacy program designed for rural communities would need to work in a diverse set of conditions such as the lack of electricity, diverse student educational backgrounds, motivation levels, different levels of community engagement, community politics, and beliefs. This paper shares our experience with running computer literacy training camps in rural Andhra Pradesh, India, and how changing elements of the program can change the outcome of a program.
Keywords
computer literacy; training; community beliefs; community engagement; community politics; computer literacy programs; computer literacy training camps; diverse student educational backgrounds; motivation levels; rural Andhra Pradesh, India; rural communities; social motivators; Communities; Computers; Electricity; Keyboards; Mice; Training; Computer literacy; Design; Rural development; Social Motivators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technology for Education (T4E), 2013 IEEE Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kharagpur
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/T4E.2013.21
Filename
6751060
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