Special Issue on Education and Technology in Developing Countries

The combination of education and technology has been considered the main key to human progress. Education feeds technology, which in turn forms the basis for education. For example, new communication technologies, particularly the Internet, appear to offer exciting possibilities for overcoming geographical access and cost barriers to learning. Yet it is hard to imagine that these technologies can have a positive influence on the education of children and adults who lack basic living resources and live with an underdeveloped educational infrastructure in many developing countries.

There are significant social and economic differences between developed and developing countries. Many of the underlying causes of these differences are rooted in the long history of development of such nations and include social, cultural and economic variables, historical and political elements, international relations, geographical factors. These, however, do not tell the whole story. The differences in the scientific and technological infrastructure and in the popularization of science and technology in the two groups of countries are the most important causes of differential social and economical levels. An essential prerequisite to a country’s technological progress is early recognition of necessity of a good educational system.

The issue on “Education and Technology in Developing Countries” will address all aspects of education and technology in developing countries.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Education and Technology in Developing Countries.

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors' Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal's Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue’’ under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue —Education and Technology in Developing Countries” should be chosen during your submission.

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