IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY AMONG GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TAMILNADU

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Viji.M.

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Background: A student’s education depends upon their socio-economic, cultural and psychological factors. There is not any equality amid Indian children on these factors. In addition to these factors, Digital divide also creates gap in knowledge with the students who have not access to Internet and Smart Phone compare to the students who have access to Internet and Smart Phone. The objectives of this study are to study the access to Internet and Smart phone of Government School and Private School Children, their habit of Smart phone usage and their Media behavior. Method: The study design used here is descriptive research method. Surveys and In-depth interviews were adopted for data collection. The children from a CBSE School and a Government School in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu have been taken. To study the children under the concrete operational stage, as an average, children studying in the fourth grade are selected. Results: government school students media habit, access to technology, usage of social media and the use of mobile applications are indifferent from the students of Private students. Conclusion: In addition to socio economic status, digital divide also riven the society and creates more inequality. The difference between have and have not been making difference in the knowledge of children.

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