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Peer reviewedRogers, Jim – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1998
Explores issues regarding the Internet, especially its role in education, in two West African countries, Burkina Faso and Ghana. These developing countries share a common border, but their technology reality is very different. Existing differences highlight some of the issues Africa is dealing with concerning the Internet. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Peer reviewedMobley, Mike; Wilson, Marnae – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1998
Explores noneconomic factors that enhance or discourage international adoption of the Internet. Cultural mores, religious convictions, literacy, gender traditions, class distinctions, and social perceptions all influence the global diffusion of the Internet and are significant to its long-range effects. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMizukoshi, Toshiyuki; Kim, Youngsoo; Lee, Jong Yeon – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000
Discussion of information technology in Japan includes historical background, government-initiated movements for school reform backed by computer networks, and the introduction of an information technology course in senior high schools. Describes a nationwide open education project in Korea and the state of cyber universities supported by the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Technology
