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Abstract
PurposeThis work aims to assess the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on inequalities in access to professional training (PT) in Cameroon.Design/methodology/approachThis study used data from the fourth Cameroonian Household Survey (ECAM 4), the concentration index (CI) calculations and the Wagstaff et al. (2003) decomposition.FindingsThe preliminary results show that the CI calculations by groups of individuals reveal the existence of significant inequalities in favour of the poor. This is the case for all groups of individuals who use ICT tools, namely radio, internet, telephone and television. The results of the Wagstaff et al. (2003) decomposition reveal that an equitable distribution of income between those who use and those who do not use the telephone, radio and internet reduces inequalities in access to FP in favour of the poor.Originality/valueDespite the wealth of literature devoted to the study of inequalities in access to education, the consideration of PT is still very marginal. In Cameroon, the literature devoted to the study of inequalities in access to PT is still almost non-existent, probably because of a low level of interest in the scientific community. However, as just seen, PT is a tool for combating unemployment, particularly in economies where the informal sector is important, insofar as the proportion of unemployed and inactive people is very low amongst the ones that have taken a PT course. Moreover, studies on the effects of ICT on inequalities in access to PT are still rare in the literature.
本研究旨在评估喀麦隆信息通信技术(ICT)对专业培训(PT)不平等的影响。本研究使用的数据来自第四次喀麦隆住户调查(ECAM 4)、浓度指数(CI)计算和Wagstaff et al.(2003)分解。初步结果表明,个人群体的CI计算揭示了有利于穷人的显著不平等的存在。使用信通技术工具,即无线电、互联网、电话和电视的所有个人群体都是如此。Wagstaff等人(2003)的分解结果显示,使用电话、广播和互联网的人和不使用电话、广播和互联网的人之间的收入公平分配减少了穷人在获得计划生育方面的不平等。原创性/价值尽管有大量的文献致力于研究教育机会的不平等,但对教育机会的考虑仍然非常边缘化。在喀麦隆,专门研究PT不平等现象的文献仍然几乎不存在,这可能是因为科学界对PT的兴趣不高。然而,正如刚才所看到的,培训是对付失业的一种工具,特别是在非正规部门很重要的经济体中,因为在参加培训课程的人中,失业和不从事活动的人所占的比例非常低。此外,在文献中,关于信息通信技术对获得PT不平等的影响的研究仍然很少。
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International Journal of Information and Learning Technology (IJILT) provides a forum for the sharing of the latest theories, applications, and services related to planning, developing, managing, using, and evaluating information technologies in administrative, academic, and library computing, as well as other educational technologies. Submissions can include research: -Illustrating and critiquing educational technologies -New uses of technology in education -Issue-or results-focused case studies detailing examples of technology applications in higher education -In-depth analyses of the latest theories, applications and services in the field The journal provides wide-ranging and independent coverage of the management, use and integration of information resources and learning technologies.