Information Technology and Gender Equality: A Contradiction in Terminis?.

Reinen, Ingeborg Janssen; Plomp, Tjeerd

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ERIC Number: EJ549408

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Information Technology and Gender Equality: A Contradiction in Terminis?

Reinen, Ingeborg Janssen; Plomp, Tjeerd

Computers & Education, v28 n2 p65-78 Feb 1997

Investigates the status of gender and computer use in education based on a study by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement). Results indicate possible causes of gender differences include parental support, access to computers, lack of female role models, and types of computer activities in schools. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gender Issues, International Programs, Learning Activities, Parent Influence, Predictor Variables, Role Models, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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