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Froehlich, Thomas J. – Library Trends, 1991
Examines ethical considerations involved in the transfer of appropriate information technology to less developed countries. Approaches to technology are considered; two philosophical frameworks for studying ethical considerations are discussed, i.e., the Kantian approach and the utilitarian perspective by John Stuart Mill; and integration of the…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Ethics, Feminism
Servaes, Jan – 1988
At the present time the social sciences implicitly or explicitly start from a normative vision which has a dialectical objective: a reasoning that is at once theoretical and practical, or that is both a political and a scientific discourse. A focus on Jurgen Habermas' theory of communicative action provides possibilities of shifting the frontier…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development

Hawkridge, David – Educational and Training Technology International, 1991
Discussion of the introduction of computers into African countries for social and economic purposes focuses on the use of computers in schools in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Topics discussed include obtaining hardware and software; training needs; the adoption process; teacher attitudes; and possible futures of computers. (54 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software