Kindergartners and Computers: A Case Study of Six Children.

Genishi, Celia

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Publication Date: 1988

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Kindergartners and Computers: A Case Study of Six Children.

Genishi, Celia

Elementary School Journal, v89 n2 p185-201 Nov 1988

This microethnographic study describes aspects of the computer curriculum of a class of kindergartners in a public elementary school. Descriptions provide a basis for a consideration of the appropriateness of computers in the kindergarten. Complex matches and mismatches between goals and observed activity are discussed. (RH)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Objectives, Kindergarten Children, Learning Activities, Primary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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