Toward a Balanced Perspective on the Educational Uses of Computers: Advantages, Myths, and the Responsibilities of Educators.

Bowers, C. A.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Toward a Balanced Perspective on the Educational Uses of Computers: Advantages, Myths, and the Responsibilities of Educators.

Bowers, C. A.

International Journal of Leadership in Education, v1 n1 p75-83 Jan-Mar 1998

Computers represent the digital phase of the Industrial Revolution, contribute to centralizing corporate and political power, worsen the growing environmental crisis, and displace local knowledge with data. By framing discussions of computers in terms of these worldwide trends, readers can avoid the simplistic thinking surrounding discussions of educating for the information age. (MLH)

Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Corporations, Cultural Awareness, Educational Benefits, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrialization, Misconceptions, Pollution, Power Structure, Trend Analysis

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