Beyond Technology's Promise: An Examination of Children's Educational Computing at Home

by Jane E. Levin, Jo Anne Bauer, Joseph B. Giacquinta

Book Overview

As personal computers have become more available, there has been a great deal of optimism for educational reform through wide computer use, both at school and in the home. Beyond a Technology's Promise takes a hard look at the home computer scene. The research reported in the book focuses on whether families are using computers to help children learn academic skills and, if so, how well they are doing it. The three year, qualitative investigation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521407842
• ISBN13: 9780521407847
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"