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Jim, Cary Ka Wai. Digital Equity in K-12 Education: Conceptualization and Analysis of
Students' Digital Opportunity. Doctor of Philosophy (Information Science), May 2022, 124 pp.,
11 tables, 22 figures, references, 167 titles.
Although digital equity is a recognized challenge in our K-12 school system, there is little
research in using a holistic framework to investigate pre-conditions necessary for K-12 students
to participate in digital learning and online processes. A conceptual framework of students'
digital opportunity (SDO) is developed to represent the essential components of digital
connectivity. The four key components are broadband internet availability, broadband usage,
digital device ownership, and speed quality. A composite measure of SDO was created to
quantitatively represent and measure the differences across 3,138 counties in the United States.
Furthermore, spatial autocorrelation was applied to evaluate if the distribution of the SDO score
is associated with geographical characteristics at the county level. The result showed the
presence of significant county-level clusters with concentrations of high or low SDO scores.
While the spatial analysis provided evidence of where the gaps in digital opportunities are
located, there are underlying factors at the micro level that would need further investigation. This
study suggests a collective approach between private and public entities to address the K- 12
digital equity issue. The necessary conditions presented in the SDO model must be addressed
first in order to bring change to K- 12 students and schools in terms of obtaining high quality and
reliable broadband internet and digital devices for learning with technology. Two research
outputs are available from this research to allow others to further evaluate digital equity among
K-12 schools and students.
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Jim, Cary Ka Wai. Digital Equity in K-12 Education: Conceptualization and Analysis of Students' Digital Opportunity, dissertation, May 2022; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944268/m1/2/?q=cary+jim: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .