The Information Age: Technology, Learning and Exclusion in Wales (Politics & Society in Wales) (Politics and Society in Wales)

Neil Selwyn and Stephen Gorard suggest that small countries will lose out if they fail to adopt appropriate strategies for lifelong learning and combat the danger of a 'digital divide'. At the same time, their extensive empirical research offers early indications of the likely shortcomings of relying on technology alone to promote knowledge and social inclusion. Wales faces major structural, economic and socio-cultural challenges. None of these will be overcome by relying solely on 'technical fixes'.

Neil Selwyn is a Lecturer at Cardiff University School of Social Sciences and the author of 101 Key Ideas in Information Technology (2002)

 

Stephen Gorard is a Professor at Cardiff University School of Social Sciences.  His most recent books are Education and Social Justice (2000), and Creating a Learning Society? (2002).