Today, the development of information and communication technologies and expansion of its role and usage convert industrial societies to information societies. In this regard, for providing society with advanced knowledge and creating knowledge-base society, education of women and reinforcement of their ...
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Today, the development of information and communication technologies and expansion of its role and usage convert industrial societies to information societies. In this regard, for providing society with advanced knowledge and creating knowledge-base society, education of women and reinforcement of their skills are key politics in each society.
Due to social and economic limitations, space and temporal and local facilities, the best way for quick, cheap and continuum women training is e-learning. This research is looking for an answer to this question; "whether e-learning has got any role in improvement of women's knowledge level "? To achieve the objectives, this research descriptively study role of e-learning in improvement of women's knowledge level.
Theoretical framework of the research is based on empowerment theory by emphasizing on investment in women training. Regarding this, particular questions are; if e-learning has any role in advancement of women's formal knowledge level? If e-learning has any role in improvement of women's informal knowledge level? If e-learning has any role in changing women's views? To answer these, documentary-analytic research method is applied.
The result of research shows that e-learning can play useful and active role in advancement of women's knowledge. Findings indicate that e-learning is one of the most important factors in scientific empowerment and changing view about the role of women in home and society as active participates in development.
