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Welch, Vivian; Mathew, Christine; Marins, Luciana M.; Ghogomu, Elizabeth T.; Dowling, Sierra; Abdisalam, Salman; Madani, Mohamad T.; Murphy, Emma; Kebedom, Kisanet; Ogborogu, Jennifer; Gallagher-Mackay, Kelly – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2020
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated that approximately 9% of current jobs within OECD member states are threatened with automation and digitalization--all significant successes and advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer science. With such global changes and forecasts, in the labor…
Descriptors: Skill Development, International Organizations, Automation, Unemployment
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Goulden, Murray; Greiffenhagen, Christian; Crowcroft, Jon; McAuley, Derek; Mortier, Richard; Radenkovic, Milena; Sathiaseelan, Arjuna – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
Drawing on the experiences of a novel collaborative project between sociologists and computer scientists, this paper identifies a set of challenges for fieldwork that are generated by this "wild interdisciplinarity. Public Access Wi-Fi Service" was a project funded by an 'in-the-wild' research programme, involving the study of digital…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sociology
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Rudd, Tim – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2013
This paper offers a critical analysis of the UK coalition Government's educational computing policies. It argues that such policies must be viewed in relation to the broader ideological intent underpinning their development and the neo liberal orientation that seeks to further privatise and marketise education. In examining the related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Technology
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Buell, Duncan A.; Cooley, Heidi Rae – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2012
Over the past 3 years, the authors have pursued unique cross-college collaboration. They have hosted a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)-funded Humanities Gaming Institute and team-taught a cross-listed course that brought together students from the humanities and computer science. Currently, they are overseeing the development of an…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Public Policy, Social History, History
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Liao, Chao-ning; Chiang, LiChun – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
To help the civil servants in both central and local governments in Taiwan operating administrative works smoothly under a new digitalized system launched in 1994, a series of courses related to information technology were offered free to them annually by the central governments. However, due to the budget deficit in recent years, the government…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, City Government, Public Policy
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Gallouedec-Genuys, Francoise – Impact of Science on Society, 1978
New techniques always have economic and social consequences, and hence political and ideological implications, which pose problems for society. Computerization has been no exception to the rule, particularly since its applications impinge on every field and open up breathtaking prospects in every sector of society. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Community, Community Involvement, Computer Science, Computers
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Buraphadeja, Vasa; Kumnuanta, Jirang – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
In its second decade of education reform and its third cycle of national ICT master plans, Thailand struggles to transform its aspirations into practice. This paper chronicles three decades of Thailand's ICT national plans and their relation to education reform. It also discusses the effect of global trends, Asian cultures, and Thai cultures on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Asian Culture
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Haveman, Robert H. – Evaluation Review, 1986
This article describes the method and the development of microdata simulation modeling over the past two decades. After tracing a brief history of this evaluation method, its problems and prospects are assessed. The effects of this research method on the development of the social sciences are examined. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Simulation, Economic Research, Government (Administrative Body)
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Cockroft, David – International Labour Review, 1980
Shows that there are potential problems associated with technological change which demand both serious analytical treatment and the development of sophisticated industrial and social policies. Discusses the office sector, office technology, employment, and trade unions. (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Electronic Equipment, Employers, Employment Patterns
Gore, Al – Scientific American, 1991
Technologies that enhance the ability to create and understand information have led to changes in the traditional legal concepts of property, ownership, originality, privacy, and intellectual freedom. The importance of government addressing such issues and investing in development of a high-capacity computer network is discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer Science