OII | Pupils are disadvantaged if they don’t have internet access at home

Published on
11 Jan 2013

Chris Davies argues that computers and internet access are so integral to the way teenagers study at home that those without are at a distinct disadvantage and need extra support.

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Professor Rebecca Eynon

Professor of Education, the Internet and Society

Rebecca Eynon's research focuses on learning and the Internet, and the links between digital and social exclusion.

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Dr Chris Davies

Former Research Associate

Chris Davies runs the MSc in e-Learning at the Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford. His research interests have included literacy development, writing in the workplace and educational uses of ICTs.

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