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Vekiri, Ioanna; Chronaki, Anna – Computers & Education, 2008
In this study, we examined relations between outside school computer experiences, perceived social support for using computers, and self-efficacy and value beliefs about computer learning for 340 Greek elementary school boys and girls. Participants responded to a questionnaire about their access to computer use outside school (e.g. frequency of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Gender Issues
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Maher, JaneMaree; Hoon, Chng Huang – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2008
The possibility of online student collaboration over cyberspace for two groups of students in Australia and Singapore was conceived by JaneMaree Maher at Monash University in Australia in 2005 after hearing a paper given by a colleague that detailed the experience of a three-way cross-country dialogue using flexible learning technologies. A recent…
Descriptors: Feminism, Distance Education, Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Forgasz, Helen – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2006
The findings presented in this article were derived from a 3-year study aimed at examining issues associated with the use of computers for secondary mathematics learning in Victorian (Australia) schools. Gender and other equity factors were of particular interest. In this article, the focus is on the participating mathematics teachers. Data on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1996
Examines causes of female negativity towards technology and presents ways to improve female attitudes and increase involvement in technology education. Discusses the bridging of the gender gap to allow females and males to achieve equality in technology fields. Describes online resources, television programs, and groups that promote female…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Improvement, Equal Education
Gunn, Cathy – 1994
A survey of literature indicates that gender differences in computer use and attitude exist. In the public school system, girls are shortchanged, especially in the areas of math, science, and technology. Instructors need to be made aware of these differences and their actions and attitudes should promote sex equity. This paper begins with an…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Equal Education, Females, Gender Issues
Mangione, Melissa – 1995
Although many view computers purely as technological tools to be utilized in the classroom and workplace, attention has been drawn to the social differences computers perpetuate, including those of race, class, and gender. This paper focuses on gender and computing by examining recent analyses in regards to content, form, and usage concerns. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology