Digital Capital and Belonging in Universities: Quantifying Social Inequalities in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Clamor, Wilfred Luis, Saloma-Akpedonu, Czarina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: digital capital; belonging; social inequalities; universities; Philippines; digital divide; higher education; Education; Educational Sociology; Higher Education; Online and Distance Education; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Sociology; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/133; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/sa-faculty-pubs/article/1132/viewcontent/feduc_08_1137121.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study examines social inequalities in Philippine universities that were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative approach using a national sample of 677 university students was utilized to measure the mediating role of digital capital on social inequalities associated with belon...