Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Early uses of computers in schools in the United Kingdom
T2 - shaping factors and influencing directions
AU - Passey, Don
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This chapter describes the early development and introduction of computers into schools in the United Kingdom from the 1970s to the evaluation of their impacts and a shift in the focus of their uses in the 1990s. The chapter explores key factors influencing the direction and deployment of uses of computers in schools. It considers influences of national initiatives and policies, the development of support, support centres and central agencies, the involvement of hardware and software manufacturers and developers, different applications of computer resources, the focus of uses in the curriculum, and impacts on education. Conclusions drawn are that original intentions for the implementation of computers in schools were re-focused in the late 1990s, particularly as pedagogies and learning effectiveness were not strong drivers during the early implementation period.
AB - This chapter describes the early development and introduction of computers into schools in the United Kingdom from the 1970s to the evaluation of their impacts and a shift in the focus of their uses in the 1990s. The chapter explores key factors influencing the direction and deployment of uses of computers in schools. It considers influences of national initiatives and policies, the development of support, support centres and central agencies, the involvement of hardware and software manufacturers and developers, different applications of computer resources, the focus of uses in the curriculum, and impacts on education. Conclusions drawn are that original intentions for the implementation of computers in schools were re-focused in the late 1990s, particularly as pedagogies and learning effectiveness were not strong drivers during the early implementation period.
KW - History of computers in schools
KW - early educational technologies
KW - computers in schools initiatives
KW - policy and practice drivers
KW - software development
KW - IT industry
KW - national curriculum
KW - IT curriculum
KW - UK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-55119-2_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-55119-2_9
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783642551185
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 131
EP - 149
BT - Reflections on the history of computers in education
A2 - Tatnall, Arthur
A2 - Davey, Bill
PB - Springer
CY - Heidelberg
ER -