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Computer Programming in LIS Education: A Necessity?

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Beheshti, Jamshid – Education for Information, 1993

Discusses computer programming and why it is important in library and information science (LIS) education. BASIC programming language is recommended as the most appropriate for LIS students, and an example is given of its use in a course at McGill University. (29 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Course Organization, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Processes

Information Technology and Gender. Problems and Proposals.

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Cole, Anne; And Others – Gender and Education, 1994

Examines possible reasons for a gender bias toward males and against females studying computing at the secondary school level in Scotland. Recommendations for improvement are provided for the following areas: (1) access to the curriculum, (2) course design, (3) teachers' attitudes and teaching styles, (4) language, (5) assessment issues, and (6)…

Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Science Education, Course Organization, Foreign Countries