RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Microcomputer Use in Schools: Developing a Research Agenda
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 412
OP 432
DO 10.17763/haer.53.4.q42t234826087673
VO 53
IS 4
A1 Sheingold, Karen
A1 Kane, Janet
A1 Endreweit, Mari
YR 1983
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/53/4/412.abstract
AB The impact of microcomputers on education is only beginning to be studied systematically. In this article Karen Sheingold, Janet Kane, and Mari Endreweit report on three case studies conducted to reveal how different school systems used microcomputers for instruction. They also develop an agenda for future research. Through interviews and observations, they investigated three geographically distinct school districts with diverse microcomputer applications at both elementary and secondary levels. Six trends emerged which raise important questions for future study: access to microcomputers;emergence of new roles in response to microcomputers; integration of microcomputers into elementary classrooms and curricula; quantity and quality of software;preparation of teachers for using microcomputers; and effects and outcomes of the instructional use of microcomputers.