Bakhtiyar Mahmoudpoor (MA); Mousa Bandak (MA); Farzad Zandi (MA)
Volume 5, Issue 14 , July 2009, , Pages 56-74
Abstract
The Digital Access Index is a combined index that measures the possibility of cheap, extensive, comprehensive and equivalent access to ICT instrumental for citizens of a specific country or specific group. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between access to the elements of the Digital ...
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The Digital Access Index is a combined index that measures the possibility of cheap, extensive, comprehensive and equivalent access to ICT instrumental for citizens of a specific country or specific group. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between access to the elements of the Digital Access index and participation motivation and efficiency of in-service training (ICDL). The research population included all women and men teachers that participated in in-service training terms (ICDL) course in Sardasht town. The sample comprised 176 teachers who were selected based on stratified random sampling. Method of collecting information was researcher-designed questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the instrument was estimated. The collected data were analyzed and the results showed that there is a significant relationship between the access to the elements of The Digital Access index and participation higher motivation and efficiency of in-service training (ICDL).