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Rethinking the "Problem" of Gender and IT Schooling: Discourses in Literature
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Abbiss, Jane – Gender and Education, 2008
A review of the international research literature pertaining to gender and information technology (IT) schooling reveals changing ideas about what constitutes a gender problem. Much of the literature is concerned with gender differences in computer uses and interests and perceived disadvantages accruing to females as a result of these differences.…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Information Technology, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
A Review of the Research on Internet Addiction
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Chou, Chien; Condron, Linda; Belland, John C. – Educational Psychology Review, 2005
Research indicates that maladaptive patterns of Internet use constitute behavioral addiction. This article explores the research on the social effects of Internet addiction. There are four major sections. The Introduction section overviews the field and introduces definitions, terminology, and assessments. The second section reviews research…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Attitudes, Gender Differences, Educational Psychology
Explaining Different Types of Computer Use among Primary School Teachers
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van Braak, Johan; Tondeur, Jo; Valcke, Martin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2004
In order to identify differences in determinants of supportive and class use of computers, path modelling was applied in a sample of 468 primary school teachers. Independent variables were categorised in three levels: demographics (age and gender), computer experience (computer training, computer experience expressed over time, intensity of…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Individual Differences, Age Differences, Gender Differences