What are the determinants of rural-urban divide in teachers’ digital teaching competence? Empirical evidence from a large sample

Ruyi Lin, Juan Chu, Lizi Yang, Ligao Lou, Huiju Yu, Junfeng Yang · 2023 · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Summary. A survey of 11,784 Chinese K-12 teachers reveals a significant digital divide between rural and urban educators. Rural teachers show lower ICT attitudes, ICT skills, data literacy, and overall digital teaching competence than urban counterparts. Data literacy and ICT skills emerge as the primary drivers of this divide, offering policymakers and school leaders concrete targets for bridging educational inequalities.

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Lin, R., Chu, J., Yang, L., Lou, L., Yu, H., & Yang, J.. (2023). What are the determinants of rural-urban divide in teachers’ digital teaching competence? Empirical evidence from a large sample. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01933-2

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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01933-2
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: broadband-and-digital, education, policy
Added: 2026-04-28