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Introducing Information and Communication Technology Training for Rural Women in South Africa: Innovative Strategies for the Advancement of Livelihoods

Introducing Information and Communication Technology Training for Rural Women in South Africa: Innovative Strategies for the Advancement of Livelihoods

Sampson Tawiah, Itumeleng I. Setlhodi
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 15
EISBN13: 9781799806295|ISSN: 2643-7996|EISSN: 2643-8003|DOI: 10.4018/IJAET.2020010103
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Tawiah, Sampson, and Itumeleng I. Setlhodi. "Introducing Information and Communication Technology Training for Rural Women in South Africa: Innovative Strategies for the Advancement of Livelihoods." IJAET vol.11, no.1 2020: pp.45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.2020010103

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Tawiah, S. & Setlhodi, I. I. (2020). Introducing Information and Communication Technology Training for Rural Women in South Africa: Innovative Strategies for the Advancement of Livelihoods. International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET), 11(1), 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.2020010103

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Tawiah, Sampson, and Itumeleng I. Setlhodi. "Introducing Information and Communication Technology Training for Rural Women in South Africa: Innovative Strategies for the Advancement of Livelihoods," International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET) 11, no.1: 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.2020010103

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Abstract

In a contemporary world, ICT training is vital for socio-economic advancement, which is why it should be included in the curriculum that seeks to empower rural women with computer skills to enhance their livelihoods. Rural women lack access to ICTs and they do not know how to use them. A lack of knowledge and skills in ICTs can result in unemployment, poverty and societal discrimination. Through the lens of the human capital theory, this article investigates and reports on the strategies for introducing ICT in the teaching and learning of rural women. Document analysis approach was used to investigate journals, government policy documents and reports from studies to arrive at the findings which include, among others, the employment of computer experts to teach rural women in disadvantaged communities. The study concludes that the introduction of ICT in the curriculum of rural women especially can ensure their socio-economic transformation.

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