This research project aims to study the digital divide between teachers and female students of state-run high schools of Astara. The survey research method was used for this research. The information was collected through two researcher developed questionnaires: one related to teachers and the other one related to students. All the teachers and female students of state-run high schools of Astara formed the statistical population of this research project which included 94 teachers and 432 students. The statistical population was selected according to Krejcie and Morgan table and through simple one-step random sampling. The findings of the research showed that that although teachers have more expertise of information and communication technologies than students, teachers and students possess the same amount of hardware facilities. There is a significant difference between students’ using of information and communication technologies and that of teachers: students use information and communication technologies more than teachers. Teachers’ level of education does not affect their possession and using of information and communication technologies. In general, the results of the research showed that there was a digital divide between teachers and students. In order to remove or reduce this divide and develop educational knowledge and technology, it is required to change and improve the structure, organization and the methods of our country’s educational system.
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