The Computer: Male, Female or Androgynous?.

Sanders, Jo Shuchat

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ERIC Number: EJ297046

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Computer: Male, Female or Androgynous?

Sanders, Jo Shuchat

Computing Teacher, v11 n8 p31-32,34 Apr 1984

Reviews results of several studies on extent of sex discrepancy in microcomputer interest and usage in students, discusses possible occupational and economic effects when students enter the job market, and lists 29 possible explanations for observed differences in microcomputer usage by junior high school girls and boys. (MBR)

Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Literacy, Educational Environment, Equal Education, Females, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Males, Microcomputers, Parent Influence, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Surveys, Use Studies

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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