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How have schools been affected by the introduction of computer technology, and has it changed the school life and experience of students? This book uses research from both large and small secondary schools, including those specializing in technology and those with higher numbers of pupils with special needs, to look at the results of all the political initiatives and investment in ICT. The authors found that the ambitious expectations fell short of reality. Their research into the reasons for this shortfall can help teachers understand and develop ways to make the best use of computers in their schools. It is equally informative for educational researchers and policy-makers.
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Computers, Schools and Students Monitoring Change in Education Series Editor: J. Mark Halstead University of Huddersfield, UK Change is a key characteristic of the worlds of business, education and industry and the rapidity of change underlines an urgent need to analyze, evaluate and, where appropriate, correct its direction. The series is aimed at contributing to this analysis. Its unique contribution consists of making sense of changes in education and in offering a timely and considered response to new challenges; the series, therefore, focuses on contemporary issues and does so with academic rigour. Other titles in the series Globalisation, Education and Culture Shock Edited by Cedric Cullingford and Stan Gunn ISBN 978 0 7546 4201 5 Risk, Education and Culture Edited by Andrew Hope and Paul Oliver ISBN 978 0 7546 4172 8 Race and Ethnicity in Education Ranjit Arora ISBN 978 0 7546 1441 8 Mentoring in Education An International Perspective Edited by Cedric Cullingford ISBN 978 0 7546 4577 1 Young Disabled People Aspirations, Choices and Constraints Sonali Shah ISBN 978 0 7546 7422 1 Computers, Schools and Students The Effects of Technology Cedric Cullingford and Nusrat Haq University of Huddersfield, UK © Cedric Cullingford and Nusrat Haq 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Cedric Cullingford and Nusrat Haq have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court East Suite 420 Union Road 101 Cherry Street Farnham Burlington Surrey, GU9 7PT VT 05401-4405 England USA www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Cullingford, Cedric. Computers, schools and students : the effects of technology.-- (Monitoring change in education) 1. Education, Secondary--Great Britain--Data processing 2. Computer-assisted instruction--Great Britain- Evaluation. 3. Computers and children. I. Title II. Series III. Haq, Nusrat. 373.1'334'0941-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cullingford, Cedric. Computers, schools, and students: the effects of technology / by Cedric Cullingford and Nusrat Haq. p. cm. -- (Monitoring change in education) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7546-7821-2 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-0-7546-9613-1 (ebook) 1. Information technology--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain. 2. Education, Secondary--Great Britain. I. Haq, Nusrat. II. Title. T58.5.C83 2009 373.133'40941--dc22 ISBN 978-0-7546-7821-2 (hbk) ISBN 978-0-7546-9613-1 (ebk.II) 2009007640 Contents Preface vii 1 The Introduction of Information Technology 1 2 The Relationship between Computers and Schools 9 3 Research on Information Technology 21 4 Students’ Attitudes to Computers: The Experience at Home 29 <