Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ386583
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Microcomputers in Classrooms: Educational Technology or Social Practice?
Mehan, Hugh
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v20 n1 p4-22 Mar 1989
Studies the use of microcomputers in four elementary school classrooms and their effect on classroom organization, teacher-student relations, and curriculum. Concludes that how people use a microcomputer, and not the machine's inherent features, determines how a microcomputer will be used in education. (FMW)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Change, Educational Equipment, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Microcomputers, Social Behavior, Social Influences, Social Science Research, Teacher Student Relationship, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
