Equality of educational opportunity implies that educational services should be accessible to everyone respectful of their abilities and interests. Using technology in education has been considered to increase access to both knowledge and resources for students. This research was planned to find out the views of principals and teachers regarding the impact of technology on equality of educational opportunity. It was planned as a qualitative study and data was collected through individual interviews with semi-structured open-ended questions. The most prominent suggestions came out as eliminated cultural and economical besides regional and provincial discrepancies, improved physical conditions, and provision of equal rights and privileges for access to education. Furthermore, technology as a way of equal opportunity was thought to increase access to knowledge and resources, increase educational quality and efficiency, and provide flexibility to access knowledge through distance education.
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