Gender and Computing: A Decade of Change?.

Durndell, A.; Thomson, K.

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ERIC Number: EJ543124

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Publication Date: 1997

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Gender and Computing: A Decade of Change?

Durndell, A.; Thomson, K.

Computers & Education, v28 n1 p1-9 Jan 1997

Describes a 1995 study of college freshmen at a Scottish university that examined use of computers, knowledge about information technology, and reasons for not studying computing. Gender differences are discussed and results are compared with earlier studies from 1992, 1989, and 1986. (LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Information Technology, Prior Learning, Questionnaires, Sex Differences

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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