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McNicol, Sarah; Nankivell, Clare; Ghelani, Tilusha – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes a study conducted at the University of Central England that investigated resource-based learning and secondary school students; the availability of information and communication technology (ICT), including access to computers at school, at home, and in the community, including public libraries; and attitudes toward ICT; and suggests…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Weingarten, Fred W. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Discusses issues relating to the public interest regarding the National Information Infrastructure. Topics addressed include access, including access to the physical infrastructure and resources and access as a service provider; information rights, including privacy, intellectual property, freedom of speech, and government information; public…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks
Lundeen, Gerald W.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes a study that investigated the information needs of rural health workers in Hawaii and their current means of information access. Highlights include ranking of information needs, ranked sources of information, hardware ownership, use of electronic sources, use of document delivery services, and perceived barriers to information use.…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Graphs, Health Personnel
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Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 1992
Discussion of positive and negative aspects of educational computing focuses on the use of the Logo programing language. Topics addressed include access to computers; software; teacher training, both preservice and inservice; implementation of computers; claims about the benefits of using computers; the role of schools in culture; and future…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
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Harrell, William, Jr. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1998
Considers issues of equality of opportunity and access for educational computer use, including those of socioeconomic status, ethnic minority status, and gender. Suggests ways to promote equitable computer use. Intuitive evidence suggests that adding technology to the curriculum is likely to favor the relatively advantaged students with access to…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Uses in Education, Disadvantaged Youth
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Lichtman, Judy – T.H.E. Journal, 1998
Describes a program developed at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College (PA) for inner-city minority girls to use computer technology that was otherwise unavailable to them. Highlights include access issues, gender issues, girls' preferences in a learning environment, making technology relevant, introducing new skills, creating Web page, and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
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Mestre, Lori S. – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Discusses the need to assist minority students in using computer applications to increase their chances of academic and job success. Topics include benefits of technology; equal access; use of the Internet to broaden ethnic and cultural interaction; creating optimum learning; cultural differences; and nonverbal communication. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Differences
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Brush, Thomas A.; Uden, Lorna – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2000
Describes a case study involving the implementation of computer-mediated communications via the Internet linking two university instructional design classes in two different countries. Includes examples from student discussions, demonstrates the impact of discussions on the design projects, and considers access to computers and implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Discusses the growth of electronic commerce as well as electronic education and suggests ways that schools and public libraries can help overcome inequity of access. Highlights include access to the Internet and computers; educational levels; Blacks; race and ethnic origin; rural access; use of the Internet; and income. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Blacks
Bussell, Linda – Educational Technology, 2001
Explains haptic computer interfaces for Web sites that relay touch-sensory feedback to the user. Discusses the importance of touch to cognition and learning; whether haptics can improve performance and learning; haptic interfaces for accessibility for blind and physically impaired users; comparisons of haptic devices; barriers to implementation;…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces
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Shields, Margie K.; Behrman, Richard E. – Future of Children, 2000
Examines how computer use affects children's development, disparities between rich and poor, and how computers enhance learning, noting risks and benefits. Recommendations to improve computer access and use at home and school include: researchers must study the effects of extended computer use on child development, and parents should limit the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Child Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
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Strudler, Neal; Wetzel, Keith – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
This study focused on efforts in four colleges of education in their approaches to prepare preservice teachers to use technology. Topics include leadership, training and support; access to hardware and software; educational technology courses; field experiences; distance learning; and student attitudes and skills. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Field Experience Programs
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Bishop, Ann P.; Tidline, Tonyia J.; Shoemaker, Susan; Salela, Pamela – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Presents findings from an empirical study of community information exchange, computer access and use among lowincome, predominantly AfricanAmerican residents in one locale. Results indicate that, while computer use is minimal, many lowincome community members are poised to participate in the local development of networked information services.…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Blacks, Community Information Services
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Morrison, James L.; Peters, Tom – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2005
This article presents an interview with Tom Peters, an academic librarian and founder of TAP Information Services, a firm that provides consulting services to libraries and other organizations in the information industry. Peters also serves as a consultant to LibraryCity, an ambitious project that seeks to make thousands of e-books in easy-to-use…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Services, Interviews, Academic Libraries
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Jamieson, Peter – Planning for Higher Education, 2005
Universities worldwide are reconfiguring their campus environments to respond to the emerging pedagogy within higher education with its emphasis on self-directed, collaborative, and problem-solving approaches to learning. In particular, there is an emphasis on forming "learning communities." In this context libraries are increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Foreign Countries
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