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The Relationship between Computer Related Attitudes and Gender Stereotyping of Computer Use.
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Francis, Leslie J. – Computers and Education, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduate students in Wales that was conducted to investigate the relationship between computer attitudes and gender stereotyping of computer use. Use and reliability of the Computer Attitude Scale are discussed, and computer anxiety as a result of stereotyping is considered. (Contains 66 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Gender and Computing: Change over Time?
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Durndell, A.; Lightbody, P. – Computers and Education, 1993
Describes a study of first-year students at a university in Scotland that was conducted to determine their use of computers at home and in school, their knowledge about information technology, and reasons for not studying computing. Results are compared with two earlier studies to examine gender-related differences over time. (Contains 12…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
New Technologies, New Differences. Gender and Ethnic Differences in Pupils' Use of ICT in Primary and Secondary Education
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Volman, Monique; van Eck, Edith; Heemskerk, Irma; Kuiper, Els – Computers and Education, 2005
This paper investigates the accessibility and attractiveness of different types of ICT applications in education for girls and boys and for pupils from families with an ethnic minority background and from the majority population in the Netherlands. A study was conducted in seven schools (primary and secondary). Data were collected on…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students