The Economic Evaluation of Peer Counselling in Facilitating Computer Use in Higher Education.

Dolton, Peter; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ501203

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Economic Evaluation of Peer Counselling in Facilitating Computer Use in Higher Education.

Dolton, Peter; And Others

Education Economics, v2 n3 p313-26 1994

Evaluates a peer counseling program aimed at helping first-year students use computers in the University of Newcastle economics department. The scheme has not harmed students' abilities to use computers and, in some cases, has improved their skill. The scheme is inexpensive and provides significant potential savings in staff and hardware costs. (21 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Economics Education, Efficiency, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Peer Counseling, Peer Teaching, Tutoring

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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