Parents of Children with Disabilities Evaluate the Importance of the Computer in Child Development.

Lindstrand, Peg

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ERIC Number: EJ630969

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Publication Date: 2001

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Parents of Children with Disabilities Evaluate the Importance of the Computer in Child Development.

Lindstrand, Peg

Journal of Special Education Technology, v16 n2 p43-52 Spr 2001

Parents of 180 Swedish children (ages 3-19) with different types of disabilities attending Computer Play Centers evaluated the importance of computers for their children within ten different areas of development. Parents had high expectations of the computer and believed computers helped develop their child's self-confidence, coordination, concentration, and play skills. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Play, Self Concept

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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