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Fox, Edward A.; Birch, Sandra – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1986
Traces the history of Virginia Tech's requirement that incoming freshmen majoring in computer science each acquire a microcomputer running the UNIX operating system; explores rationale for the decision; explains system's key features; and describes program implementation and research and development efforts to provide personal information…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Design, Higher Education
Frey, Karl – 1986
This brief overview of the state of the art in computer education in schools in the Federal Republic of Germany covers both the extent and areas of use and research and development, and frequent comparisons are made with educational computer usage in other countries, including the United States, Japan, France, Great Britain, and Norway. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Design
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1990
This committee report is intended to accompany S. 1067, a bill designed to provide for a coordinated federal research program in high-performance computing (HPC). The primary objective of the legislation is given as the acceleration of research, development, and application of the most advanced computing technology in research, education, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Inst. for Research on Teaching. – 1983
This final report describes a federally funded program that identified and then provided 2 years of training for minorities and women who had completed a doctorate but were not currently active in educational research. Program participants were selected from the distinct populations of: faculty from Morgan State University, Maryland, a…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Researchers, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)