Education inequality in underserved regions: exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity

Mavengere, Nicholas, Edifor, Ernest ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-7360, Adedoyin, Festus, Apeh, Edward and Owusu, Acheampong (2023) Education inequality in underserved regions: exploring the role of technology to promote diversity and inclusivity. In: IEEE International Conference on E-Business Engineering (ICEBE) 2022, 14 October 2022 - 16 October 2022, Bournemouth.

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Abstract

In underserved regions, the educational inequality gap between better-served children and under-served children is wide. At the same time, the digital inequality gap in such countries is narrowing; less endowed families are now able to access some digital technologies. Therefore, there is the need to use technologies for educational purposes to support less endowed children in promoting diversity and inclusivity. This research is explorative research to highlight issues in the use of technologies for education, such as adoption, barriers, challenges and benefits in African context. In doing so, we seek to promote diversity and inclusivity for education in underserved regions and bridge the education inequality gap. This research will contribute to academic research relating to inclusivity to support under-served children in developing countries. It will push forward educational technology research and contribute to policymaking. The outcome of this research would prepare the foundation for a future large-scale implementation across Sub-Saharan Africa.