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Frey, Karl – 1986
This brief overview of the state of the art in computer education in schools in the Federal Republic of Germany covers both the extent and areas of use and research and development, and frequent comparisons are made with educational computer usage in other countries, including the United States, Japan, France, Great Britain, and Norway. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Design
Hebenstreit, Jacques – 1984
Arguing that computers in education are necessary to prepare children to live in a future computerized society, this report examines the issues associated with computers in education in developing countries. The first of three parts provides a brief overview of how and why computers are used in education in developed countries; describes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Iwaki, H.; Hamano, Y. – 1985
The first chapter of this overview of communications development and its use for instructional purposes in Japan reviews the history of mass communications in Japan, i.e., newspapers, movies, radio, and television, and notes the advent of new media. The second chapter describes the use of movies and radio in both social and formal classroom…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developed Nations
Hebenstreit, Jacques – 1986
This overview of the use of computers in education begins by tracing the history of the development of computer programs for instruction in three developed countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Significant research and programs, general trends, the current situation, plans, and problems in each of the countries are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1984
This synthesis of the main trends and issues in the use of the new information technologies in education is based on background reports prepared for an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conference held in 1984. Topics discussed include: (1) the challenge posed by the educational potential of the new technologies and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Developed Nations, Economic Factors
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Oliveira, Joao Batista Araujo e – Education and Computing, 1988
Discusses the adoption of computer technology for use in education in developing countries. Topics discussed include criteria for technology adoption; costs; instructional effectiveness; cost effectiveness; the concept of computer literacy; meeting job market demands; educational improvement; computer education policies; hardware and software…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
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Hawkridge, David – Computers and Education, 1990
Discusses several rationales for the use of computers in elementary and secondary schools, and describes differences in policies and needs in developing and industrial countries. Topics discussed include computer literacy; programing; computer-assisted instruction; student record keeping; administrative functions; industry's interests; cost…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
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Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2001
The Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada assessed literacy learning needs. In focus group discussions, members were asked their perception of such needs in the face of changes in the workplace and society; local union officers (LUOs) were asked how they saw the role of unions in supporting members' literacy learning; employers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change
O Fathaigh, Mairtin – 2001
The new e-learning technologies offer the rich promise and potential of learning delivery at any time, anywhere, on any topic. Without careful management of the learning process, application of best principles and practices in e-learning design strategies, effective attention to staff development, provision of extensive learner support services,…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Computer Literacy
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
Research funded by the Flexible Learning Advisory Group during 2000-2002 on issues related to online learning and delivery in vocational education and training in Australia was consolidated. Key findings included the following: (1) most students who experienced online learning did so in a conventional class, using face-to-face and other strategies…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Rassool, Naz – 1999
This book examines literacy for sustainable development in the age of information. It begins by discussing the relationship between literacy and hegemony, social policy, national language policy, colonial relations, and postcolonial realities. Also discussed in the introduction are views and definitions of literacy and considerations in mapping a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education