Girls and women continue to be underrepresented in high school Advanced Placement computer science courses, undergraduate and graduate computer science programs at colleges and universities, and engineering programs and related careers. This is not to suggest that public schools train students to fulfill specific job needs, yet it is evident that…

Offers some suggestions about the selection and use of computers in the schools. (IRT)

By presenting a comprehensive non-technical review of how computers operate, how extensively and effectively they are used, and what they cost, this book provides the lay person substantial information concerning computers in higher education. The major trends in computer development, past and future; the role of the computer in the…

Successful incorporation of computers into the curriculum is credited to desire, flexibility, time, and interested and available staff. The program described features a computer literacy "license" that entitles students to free access to school microcomputers. (MJL)

Containing abstracts of over 1800 books and articles that have appeared in English, French, and German, this bibliography is intended to provide information about computers in education. While the main emphasis is on computers in education, educational technology involving programed instruction, television, and learning theory, as well as various…

A brief explanation of how the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) computer and its terminals work support descriptions of its role in providing administrative services and its use as an educational tool. Also included are a listing of BOCES New York computer alliance, computer costs and potential computer services. (EB)

Schools must strive to maintain a balanced curriculum in which students acquire basic skills in communication, computation, citizenship, healthful living, the sciences, the arts, and vocational endeavors. Both teaching and school administration can be greatly improved with new electronic technology. Financial reform will also be necessary, as…

Means by which traditionally minority institutions might obtain and utilize computer facilities are listed and examined. Sharing facilities between administration and classroom use are discussed, and guidelines suggested for establishing a cooperative utilization. Costs are analyzed, and methods described for stimulating faculty to employ…

This survey examines the availability and use of computers and instructional applications of computers in public and private schools in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Of the 805 schools surveyed, 669 responded with usable data. During the 1987-88 school year, 97% of the responding schools indicated that they used computers. It was also found…

Although limited finances and a student body of 3,200 have made it necessary to be selective in acquiring educational technology, the Plainfield (Illinois) Community Consolidated School District No. 202 has been very active in the regional partnership for excellence. Curricular programs at the Plainfield High School include use of…

This publication describes the development and implementation of a school district financial accounting system based on the concepts and guidelines of the National Center for Education Statistics Handbook II, Revised. The system described was designed by school district personnel to utilize computer equipment and to meet the accounting and…

A computer curriculum guideline for Taiwan junior high schools was announced in 1994 and will be nationally implemented in 1998. Due to the specific educational system in Taiwan, the guideline will affect computer textbook writing, computer teaching and learning, computer teachers' professional development, and computer education research. This…

This collection consists of 21 papers presented at the July 1983 Annual Summer Conference on "The Computer: Extension of the Human Mind II," in Eugene, Oregon. Six papers were presented at general interest sessions; 15 were from special interest group sessions. The general interest papers include David Ahl's "Keeping Up with Computers in Education…

The educational applications of computers for instruction, administration, and vocational guidance are herein reviewed. Reports on recent trends in computer-assisted instruction and computer-managed instruction toward forming behavioral objectives and reducing learning time and implementation costs provide an introduction for a description of the…

The findings of a survey of selected administrative computer applications in large public school districts are presented in this report. Using a three part written questionnaire, the investigators polled 99 school districts throughout the United States and examined the responses of 55. Two major hypotheses were tested: 1) the difference in the…