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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Women and Computer Technology
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Pechtelidis, Yannis; Kosma, Yvonne; Chronaki, Anna – Gender and Education, 2015
This paper explores certain possible reasons behind the uneasy relationship between women and technology. The cultural identification of technology with masculinity has been well documented through previous research. However, we feel it is useful to revisit this complex relationship through the scope of a more subtle distinction between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Gender Differences, Computers
A Comparison of ICT Knowledge and Usage among Female Distance Learners in Endowed and Deprived Communities of a Developing Country
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Kwapong, Olivia Adwoa Tiwaah Frimpong – E-Learning, 2009
Working with the premise that information and communications technology (ICT) has the capacity to make or unmake so far as women's empowerment is concerned, this article looks at the ICT situation among female distance learners in both endowed and under-served parts of Ghana, to check the user differentials among the two contrasting groups through…
Descriptors: Females, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, College Students
Gender Differences in Computer-Related Attitudes: It Depends on What You Ask.
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Whitley, Bernard E., Jr. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Gender differences in attitudes toward computers are examined. Subjects were 136 male and 185 female introductory psychology students. The following were assessed: self confidence; anxiety; beliefs about the impact of computers on society; general positive and negative beliefs; and effects of prior experience. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Gender Issues
Exploration of the Relationship between Prior Computing Experience and Gender on Success in College Computer Science.
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Taylor, Harriet G.; Mounfield, Luegina C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Presents research conducted with a group of non-computer science majors to determine the effects of prior computing experience on success in college computer science courses. Specific relationships between prior experience factors and gender were studied, and the results indicate that pre-college computing can have an important role in achieving…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
The Relationships among Gender, Computer Experience, and Attitudes toward Computers.
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Moon, Soo-Back; And Others – 1994
As computers proliferate on college campuses across the world, it becomes very important to examine college students' attitudes toward computers from a cross-cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among gender, computer experiences, and attitudes toward computers in Korea. Three hundred three (303) Korean…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Gender Differences in Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward Computers.
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Busch, Tor – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
Investigates gender differences in computer use among 147 college students. Students completed a questionnaire designed to measure self-efficacy, computer anxiety, computer liking, and computer confidence. Results indicate gender differences in perceived self-efficacy in word processing and spreadsheet software. No gender differences were found in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes