{"id":18624,"date":"2025-09-25T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/?p=18624"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:26:53","slug":"digital-divide-and-educational-media-use-in-nigerian-teacher-training-a-mixed-methods-study-of-urban-vs-rural-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/digital-divide-and-educational-media-use-in-nigerian-teacher-training-a-mixed-methods-study-of-urban-vs-rural-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Divide And Educational Media Use In Nigerian Teacher Training; A Mixed-methods Study Of Urban Vs Rural Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18624\" class=\"elementor elementor-18624\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5f353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b5f353\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc45776\" data-id=\"dc45776\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc22c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcc22c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Abstract<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">This study investigates disparities in educational media access and usage among teacher educators in urban and rural Nigerian institutions, employing a mixed-methods design to address systemic inequities in the digital divide. With Nigeria\u2019s internet penetration at 43% nationally\u201470% in urban areas versus 20% in rural regions\u2014the research highlights how infrastructural gaps, affordability barriers, and uneven digital literacy training perpetuate regional divide. Data from 420 survey respondents and 18 qualitative participants revealed stark contrasts: urban institutions report 4.20\/5.00 broadband access versus 1.80\/5.00 in rural settings, while 65% of rural educators lack basic digital skills. Applying van Dijk\u2019s (2017) digital divide theory and Fraser\u2019s (2005) equity framework, the study identifies systemic challenges, including inadequate funding, gender disparities, and outdated policies. Qualitative insights emphasize rural educators\u2019 reliance on low-bandwidth tools like WhatsApp due to connectivity constraints. The research underscores the urgency of context-specific interventions to align with UNESCO\u2019s SDG 4 targets. Novelty lies in its urban-rural comparative analysis and integration of socio-technical frameworks to link infrastructure gaps to pedagogical outcomes. Recommendations prioritize infrastructure investment, subsidized devices, and peer-learning networks to ensure equitable digital integration in teacher training.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Keywords:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"> Digital divide, educational media, teacher educators, Nigeria, urban-rural disparities, digital literacy, ICT policy<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d5be97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d5be97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-139d461\" data-id=\"139d461\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract This study investigates disparities in educational media access and usage among teacher educators in urban and rural Nigerian institutions, employing a mixed-methods design to address systemic inequities in the digital divide. 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