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Educational Computer Use In The Schools Of Southern Belize, Wesley Hickey, Peggy Gill, Joyce Nuner, Rowan Ljungdahl

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Developing countries are defined by their lack of wealth (The World Bank, 2011). This means that many of the educational innovations that developed countries take for granted, such as computer availability, may naot be as accessible for educational use in developing countries. This use of technology has become an important educational tool in most nations, as increasing comfort with and knowledge of its use plays an important role in the academic development of students. In the United States, greater access to technology based instruction has increased along with more access to computer-based technology (Russell, Damian, O’Dwyer, & O’Conner, 2003). Although …