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Peer reviewedCulley, Lorraine – Educational Studies, 1988
Discusses the organization and teaching of computing in British secondary schools. Assesses the extent and nature of gender differences in participation in computing activities and teachers' attitudes toward girls and computing. Includes recommendations for action by schools. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedGlissov, Peter; And Others – Educational Studies, 1994
Reports on a study comparing social characteristics of 13 British male secondary-school students with high levels of interest in and use of computers with those of 14 students who lacked interest in computers. Finds that computer-using students were not less sociable than their peers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedBoyd-Barrett, Oliver – Educational Studies, 1990
Analyzes government's role in promoting computer use in the United Kingdom educational system from 1980 to 1990. Evaluates the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) in initiating policy. Concludes MEP's contribution was ultimately positive. Considers problems of top-down innovation, teacher attitudes and training, and hardware and software…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
