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Peer reviewedMarshall, D. G. – Computers and Education, 1984
Explores the wide range of issues involved in the introduction of computers into Third World schools, and cautions Third World educators that it is their responsibility to temper their educational planning in the area of computers with some exploration of the detrimental side effects of improper implementation. Seventeen references are included.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Decision Making
Download full textCollis, Betty – 1988
This essay considers several areas of research in computer technology for education in North America and the implications of these areas of focus for the implementation of educational computer technologies in developing nations. The five areas of focus are: (1) curriculum integration, or the general rationale for using computer technology in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cultural Differences, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedde Vries, Peter – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1988
Describes how computer-assisted-instruction was introduced into an adult education center in Soweto, South Africa. Concludes that one should not assume that the Third World has the infrastructure (or electricity) to accommodate change. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
Development Communication Report, 1983
This newsletter begins with an interview with Dr. Nora Quebral, Chairman of the Department of Communication at the University of the Philippines at Los Banos, who discussed the past, present, and future of development communication with staff members John Middleton and Heddy Reid. In "The Future of Computers in Education in the Developing…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Collis, Betty, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This document contains 21 papers from an international workshop designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas concerning the use of information technology in teacher education among experts from Central, Eastern, and Western Europe. The papers include: (1) "Communication and Information Technologies as Change Agents" (Jef Moonen); (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Developing Nations
Nelson, John E. – 1988
Evolving from a television library begun in 1962, the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) was established by American and Canadian educators in 1973 to strengthen education through technology, and in cooperation with state and provincial agencies, it develops and distributes instructional video and computer materials. It has been active in…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. – 1987
This document begins by describing the technological revolution and the impact of computers, and their role in education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some educators believe that computer literacy can provide young people with access to better jobs in the society of the future and upgrade the level of education in general. An article by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Correspondence Study
