The information age : technology, learning and exclusion in Wales / by Neil Selwyn and Stephen Gorard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selwyn, Neil.

Contributor:

Gorard, Stephen.

Series:

Politics and society in Wales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Social aspects--Wales.

Information technology.

Information policy--Wales.

Information policy.

Information technology--Government policy--Wales.

Social conditions.

Information technology--Government policy.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Wales--Social conditions--20th century.

Wales.

Physical Description:

xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2002.

Summary:

This text considers how it is possible for a small country to have a distinct IT strategy in an increasingly globalised economy.

Contents:

1. Thinking about Wales in an Information Age 1

2. Information Age Issues for Wales 15

3. The Policies and Politics of an Information Age 30

4. Social Aspects of an Information Age 49

5. Lifelong Learning in Wales 63

6. ICT as a Solution for Education 77

7. Researching the Information Age 92

8. Examining Welsh Patterns of Participation in Education and Training 101

9. The Rise of the Virtual Education Movement 118

10. ICT Solutions to Non-participation: Early Indications 137

11. Voices of 'Technological' Participants in Education 156

12. The Future for Wales in an Information Age 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-224) and index.

ISBN:

0708317081

OCLC:

47824757