Intended to promote the innovative use of technology in education and promote educational advances all over the world, this volume brings together 16 best-practice cases on technology-enhanced educational innovations. Experts from Turkey, Tunisia, Cyprus, Italy, Malaysia, China, India and Finland have contributed to these cases, highlighting the…

Discussion of computers and new information technology in developing countries focuses on China. Highlights include information technology as a tool for national development or as a tool for dependency; Chinese informatics policy; computers in Chinese secondary education; the development of educational software; teacher training; and computer…

Describes the rapid progress of computer technologies in China. Details the increased role of computers in business. Presents the problem of Chinese characters in computer usage especially in business. Enumerates computer usage in China at this time. Cites the quantity and quality of computer software as a major limitation. (CW)

This paper examines two examples in Third World countries of new media being used for national development through education. The first example is the increase in television universities in China, i.e., universities that offer courses through broadcast educational television as well as videotaped recordings of television programs. Positive results…

Discussion of cultural differences and their effects on how new technology is viewed in developed and developing countries focuses on a study that examined the conceptions of Swedish and Chinese college students concerning computers. The attitudes of psychology students and computer science students are compared, and implications for computer…

Discussion of computers in schools in developing nations focuses on national and regional policies in China. Topics discussed include computer literacy; computer-assisted instruction; instructional improvement; industry interests; cost effectiveness; attitudes of administrators, teachers, parents, and students; hardware selection; and future…

This study examined cross-cultural technology training and education. A four-part questionnaire addressed computer training preferences, computer attitudes and perceptions, and computer access among Chinese, Ghanaian, and American students in college business and education classes. The differences in computer ownership among students reflected…

Technology provides a new and effective tool for accelerating economic growth, and developing countries are embracing technology and education as the means toward attaining economic parity with the United States and other developed nations. Evidence suggests that this strategy is paying off. Developing countries are building a technology…