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Socioeconomics, Diversity, and the Politics of Online Education. Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL) Book Series. Premier Reference Source
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Setzekorn, Kristina, Ed.; Patnayakuni, Nainika, Ed.; Burton, Tina, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Education has until recently promoted social mobility, broad economic growth, and democracy. However, modern universities direct policy and resources toward criteria that exacerbate income inequality and reduce social mobility. Online education can make education more socially, geographically, temporally, and financially accessible, impacting the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Why Do Female Students Tend to Avoid Computer Studies?
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Durndell, A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1990
Discussed are the results of a questionnaire which concerned students' course choices and why students chose not to study computing. The lack of human orientation, mathematical ability, and lack of computer contact in secondary schools are identified. (KR)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
Women Engineers: An Insight Into Their Problems.
Saigal, Anil – Engineering Education, 1987
Addresses the status of engineering education for women. Discusses the changes related to both the image of women and the engineering profession over the past 15 years. Assesses how computer-aided engineering has made engineering attractive to women today. (TW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, College Science, Computer Science
Gender Differences and Computing: Students' Assessment of Societal Influences.
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Kwan, Stephen K.; And Others – Education and Computing, 1985
Reports results of a study which examined students' assessment of societal influences on their participation in computing. Gender differences in attitudes toward three factors are discussed: computing as male dominated, influence of significant others, and negative attitudes associated with computing and career aspirations. Students, especially…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Computer Science Education, Equal Education, Females
Computer Self-Efficacy: A Factor in Understanding Gender Differences in Computer Course Enrollment.
Miura, Irene T. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to investgate the role of self-efficacy expectations in understanding gender differences in the election of college computer science courses. Participants were 368 undergraduate students (males=104, females=264) enrolled in a course fulfilling a general education requirement at a large urban university. A two-page…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
Inequities in Computer Education Due to Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status.
Urban, Cynthia M. – 1986
Recent reports have revealed that inequalities exist between males and females, racial minorities and whites, and rich and poor in accessibility to and use of computers. This study reviews the research in the field of computer-based education to determine the extent of and reasons for these inequities. The annotated research articles are arranged…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Discrimination
Computers and Classroom Culture.
Schofield, Janet Ward – 1995
This book explores the meaning of computer technology in schools. The book is based on data gathered from a two-year observation of more than 30 different classrooms in an urban high school: geometry classes in which students used artificially intelligent tutors; business classes in which students learned word processing; and computer science…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Artificial Intelligence, Change, Classroom Research