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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
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      <issn>2979-8582</issn>
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          <subject>Review Article</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Low-Cost Digital Tools And Global Best Practices For Inclusive Basic Education In Rural Schools</article-title>
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            <given-names>Geoffrey Aondolumun AYUA</given-names>
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        <email>ayuageoffrey@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Benue State University (now, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University) Makurdi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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            <given-names>Eunice Nguungwan SEER-UKE</given-names>
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        <email>seerukeeunice@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Human Kinetics &amp; Health Education, Faculty of Education, Benue State University (now, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University) Makurdi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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            <given-names>Msuur TOFI</given-names>
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        <email>tmsuur@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Benue State University (now, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University) Makurdi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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            <given-names>Wisdom Kwaghfan TERHEMBA</given-names>
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        <email>kwatexwisdom@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Benue State University (now, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University) Makurdi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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            <given-names>Peter AKOGWU</given-names>
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        <email>akogwupeter@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Education, Benue State University (now, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University) Makurdi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Manus Lawal ONABE</given-names>
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        <email>onabemanus17@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Educational Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria</p></bio>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>10</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      
      
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            <day>28</day>
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            <month>11</month>
            <year>2026</year>
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        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Geoffrey Aondolumun AYUA</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
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      <abstract><p>Despite global commitments to Education for All, learners in rural Basic Education schools in Nigeria continue to experience digital exclusion. High-cost technology interventions have largely failed in low-resource contexts due to issues of power, connectivity, cost, and teacher capacity. This conceptual paper explores how low-cost digital tools and global best practices can be adapted to promote inclusive Basic Education in rural schools. Drawing on literature from UNESCO, UNICEF, and successful models in Kenya, India, Bangladesh, and South Africa, the paper synthesizes evidence on frugal edtech solutions such as mobile-based learning, offline content hubs, radio instruction, and low-tech inclusive pedagogies. Anchored on Frugal Innovation Theory and Diffusion of Innovation, the paper proposes a &quot;3A (Access, Adaptability, and Agency) Framework for Rural Inclusion&quot; as guiding principles for adoption. The discussion further presents a &quot;Hub-and-Spoke Model&quot; that leverages solar-powered offline hubs in cluster schools and teacher mobile mentoring as a feasible pathway for Nigerian rural communities. The paper concludes that inclusion in rural Basic Education is achievable without expensive infrastructure. It recommends that UBEC/SUBEB prioritize funding for low-cost, offline-capable tools, invest in teacher digital skills, and pilot context-specific adaptations of proven global models to bridge the rural-urban learning gap.</p></abstract>
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