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Edited by Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Utah
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
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Volume 36 Number 4
Summer 2004
Digital Equity: New Findings from the Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study
Sharon Judge
Kathleen Puckett
Burcu Cabuk
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abstract
This study examined young children’s differential
access to computers in school and home and the varying conditions that
affect how children experience computers. The sample consists of 9,840
public school children who attended kindergarten and first grade. Lower
and higher poverty schools are about equally likely to have computers
available for children when they start their formal schooling. However,
the findings suggest that the digital gap starts to widen as children
move into first grade. Even though children’s access to most computer
resources at school increased from kindergarten to first grade, children
attending higher poverty schools had significantly fewer computers and
software programs available. Young children’s use of computers in their
classrooms differed by school poverty status.
Contributors
Sharon Judge is an associate professor in the Department of
Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. She is co-author of Assistive Technology for Young Children
with Disabilities as well as numerous articles on technology
integration. Her research interests include teacher education,
technology integration, and young children with disabilities.
Kathleen Puckett is an associate professor in the Department of
Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. Her research interests include use of assistive technology in
general education settings and use of technology in pre-service teacher
education.
Burcu Cabuk is a doctoral student in Early Childhood Education
at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests
include teacher education and the use of technology in early childhood
education.
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Contact
Sharon Judge
A 416 Claxton Complex
Knoxville,
TN, 37996-3442
shl@utk.edu
Kathleen Puckett
419 Claxton
Complex
Knoxville, TN, 37996-3442
kpuckett@utk.edu
Burcu Cabuk
A 423 Claxton Complex
Knoxville,
TN, 37996-3442
burcu@utk.edu
Copyright © 2004, ISTE (International Society for Technology
in Education).
All rights reserved.
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