Technology Disruptions: Impact on Student Mental Health in Northern and Rural Canada
Abstract:
Globally, we have seen economies transitioning from agriculture to industrialization. The twenty-first century is also known as the information age due to the proliferation of the internet, social media, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The internet has eliminated the limits of distance, enabling people to connect with their peers, family, and colleagues. This has also helped students learn at their fingertips, no matter where they are. Undoubtedly, the internet is helping billions of people around the globe to connect, share, work, and learn. However, northern and rural Canada is still facing technological disruptions that impact citizens mentally and emotionally. While we assert that citizens have the right to clean water, education, and internet access, there are still some rural and northern areas that are not fortunate enough to have these rights. This paper focuses on the effects of technological disruptions on students’ mental and their learning in northern and rural Canada. For the purpose of this paper research has been conducted from provincial and federal governments policies and budgeting as well as literature from previous years.
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Research Paper: Technology Disruptions: Impact on Student Mental Health
McMahon, R., Akcayir, M., McNally, M. B., & Okheena, S. (2021). Making Sense of Digital Inequalities in Remote Contexts: Conceptions of and Responses to Connectivity Challenges in the Northwest Territories, Canada. International Journal of Communication, 15, 5229–5251.
Jevne, H. (2018). Policy Approaches to Internet Access in Northern and Rural Canada. Faculty of Graduate Studies.
McMahon, R., & Akçayır, M. (2022). Investigating concentrated exclusion in telecommunications development: Engaging rural voices from Northern Canada. Journal of Rural Studies, 95, 183–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.004
Meyer, S. (2022). Rural broadband access remains an issue, pandemic or not. Municipal World, 132(5), 14–16.