Gender and Computing: Change over Time?.

Durndell, A.; Lightbody, P.

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ERIC Number: EJ476172

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Publication Date: 1993

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Gender and Computing: Change over Time?

Durndell, A.; Lightbody, P.

Computers and Education, v21 n4 p331-36 Nov 1993

Describes a study of first-year students at a university in Scotland that was conducted to determine their use of computers at home and in school, their knowledge about information technology, and reasons for not studying computing. Results are compared with two earlier studies to examine gender-related differences over time. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Higher Education, Information Technology, Microcomputers, Questionnaires, Sex Differences, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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