knowledge gap/Research gap
INCREASING GAP BETWEEN HIGHER AND LOWER EDUCATED PEOPLE History and Orientation The knowledge gap theory was first proposed by Tichenor, Donohue and Olien at the University of Minnesota in the 70s. They believe that the increase of information in society is not evenly acquired by every member of society: people with higher socioeconomic status tend to have better ability to acquire information ( Weng, S.C. 2000 ). This leads to a division of two groups: a group of better-educated people who know more about most things, and those with low education who know less. Lower socio-economic status (SES) people, defined partly by educational level, have little or no knowledge about public affairs issues, are disconnected from news events and important new discoveries, and usually aren’t concerned about their lack of knowledge. Core Assumptions and Statements The knowledge gap can result in an increased gap between people of lower and higher socioeconomic status. The attempt to improv...