Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorChigona, Wallaceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMabhena, Zwelithinien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-09T10:56:18Z
dc.date.available2018-02-09T10:56:18Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe provision of free Wi-Fi has dominated the African continent by providing Internet access to citizens. In 2014, South Africa was ahead of the rest of the African continent with more than 2,000 hotspots located in 60 local and district municipalities. Municipalities prioritised disadvantaged communities in an effort to bridge the digital divide for the citizens. It was anticipated that learners from disadvantaged communities in high schools would potentially benefit from this highly publicised project. Using the domestication framework, this interpretive study sought to understand how learners were adopting free Wi-Fi within their school environment in a disadvantaged community set-up. Key findings reveal that while access points are available to serve in disadvantaged communities some learners are able to connect whilst others are unable or struggle to connect with ease. This is due to poor signals and or disruption by multiple APs that are either malfunctioning or privately owned. Learners view the lack to connect and ease of use of the free Wi-Fi as an unfortunate disservice in a digitally competitive world.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMabhena, Z. (2017). <i>Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27448en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMabhena, Zwelithini. <i>"Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27448en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMabhena, Z. 2017. Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mabhena, Zwelithini AB - The provision of free Wi-Fi has dominated the African continent by providing Internet access to citizens. In 2014, South Africa was ahead of the rest of the African continent with more than 2,000 hotspots located in 60 local and district municipalities. Municipalities prioritised disadvantaged communities in an effort to bridge the digital divide for the citizens. It was anticipated that learners from disadvantaged communities in high schools would potentially benefit from this highly publicised project. Using the domestication framework, this interpretive study sought to understand how learners were adopting free Wi-Fi within their school environment in a disadvantaged community set-up. Key findings reveal that while access points are available to serve in disadvantaged communities some learners are able to connect whilst others are unable or struggle to connect with ease. This is due to poor signals and or disruption by multiple APs that are either malfunctioning or privately owned. Learners view the lack to connect and ease of use of the free Wi-Fi as an unfortunate disservice in a digitally competitive world. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa TI - Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27448 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27448
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMabhena Z. Domestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27448en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleDomestication of free Wi-Fi amongst high school learners in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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