Access to Information Technologies among School-Age Children: Implications for a Democratic Society.

Martinez, Michael E.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Access to Information Technologies among School-Age Children: Implications for a Democratic Society.

Martinez, Michael E.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v45 n6 p395-400 Jul 1994

Discusses access to information technology among school-age children based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and suggests implications of the results for a democratic society. Highlights include computer literacy; access to computers outside of school, specifically in the home; and racial/ethnic differences. (Contains 10 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Information Technology, Microcomputers, Racial Differences, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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