How the Computer went to School : Australian Government Policies for Computers in Schools, 1983-2013 / Denise Beale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beale, Denise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, Australia : Monash University Publishing, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

For more than 30 years, certain governments, individuals and organisations have actively promoted computers as learning technologies. Enormous amounts of money and time have been spent promoting specific kinds of educational computing, and policies by which these might be implemented. The view that computers can enhance student learning has gained broad acceptance. The computers should not automatically be associated with success in schools. The view that all school children will benefit equally from access to computers overlooks inequities associated with differing patterns of use. How the Computer Went to School gives an account of the origins and development of the computer industry in the United States and shows how these influenced educational computing in both the US and Australia. It explores government policy that prioritises the economic benefits of educational computing for the nation and questions the proper role of the computer in education more generally.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102630

ISBN:

9781925523850

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access