Effects of E-Learning on Girls' Presence and Empowerment to Access Education

Hessah Al-Shaya, Afnan Oyaid

OAI: oai:igi-global.com:277380 • DOI: 10.4018/IJICTE.20210701.oa6

Interaction is a pivotal pedagogical concept enjoying wide-scale attention from contemporary e-learning theorists. This study investigated the effects of e-learning environments on Saudi girls' social presence and empowerment to access education. Using the community of inquiry questionnaire, the authors measured the participants' social presence in e-learning environments and conducted a discussion for their opinions regarding such environments' capacity to promote women's access to education. The study evaluates the data of 35 participants and considers descriptive statistics. The results revealed that the female student participants from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University-affiliated secondary school enjoy high levels of interaction in delivered e-learning environments. Furthermore, there was consensus on such environments' capacity to promote women's empowerment to access education and be open to the surrounding world because of their unlimited potential to overcome time and place limits as well as their benefits in tandem with women's needs and circumstances.

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