Journal of Research on Computing in Education
1997 Volume 30, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Personal Empowerment in the Study of Home Internet Use by Low-Income Families
Melinda Bier, Michael Gallo, Eddy Nucklos, Stephen Sherblom & Michael Pennick
Describes a United States Department of Commerce (National Telecommunications and Information Administrations, NTIA, 1995) study of home Internet use by Low-income families. The study investigated ... More
pp. 107-21
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Technology, Multimedia, and Qualitative Research in Education
Trudy Campbell
Illustrates the role of technology and multimedia in enhancing research through the use of examples from qualitative approaches to inquiry. Discusses characteristics of qualitative techniques;... More
pp. 122-32
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Teachers' Perspectives on Factors that Affect Computer Use
Robin T. Chiero
This study of 36 K-12 teachers focused on computer use for noninstructional activities and their perspectives on facilitating and impeding factors. Study revealed that computers were used 94% for... More
pp. 133-45
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Using E-Mail within a Classroom Based on Feminist Pedagogy
Alice Atkinson Christie
This study of the effects of gender on computer use and telecommunications, analyzed e-mail, daily logs, newsletters, text and graphic documents, and transcripts of interviews with 30 elementary... More
pp. 146-76
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Design Considerations for Computer Conferences
Lauren Cifuentes, Karen L. Murphy, Rhoda Segur & Sailaja Kodali
A formative evaluation of computer conferences for 100 preservice teachers over five semesters examined why and how students participated, focusing on grading system, grouping, collaboration,... More
pp. 177-201
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Word Processors and Children's Writing in a High-Computer-Access Setting
Ronald D. Owston & Herbert H. Wideman
A three-year study (grades 3-5) of two groups of elementary school students determined that writing quality improved in a high-computer-access school, as indicated by holistic measures of writing... More
pp. 202-20
