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9780674006027

Oversold and Underused : Computers in Classrooms, 1980-2000

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  • ISBN13:

    9780674006027

  • ISBN10:

    067400602X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-08-01
  • Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
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Summary

One of the most respected voices in American education argues that when teachers are not given a say in how technology might reshape schools, computers become merely souped-up typewriters as classrooms continue to run much as they did a generation ago. 13 tables.

Author Biography

Larry Cuban is Professor of Education at Stanford University, and past president of the American Educational Research Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reforming Schools through Technology 1(198)
The Setting
21(15)
Cyberteaching in Preschools and Kindergartens
36(32)
High-Tech Schools, Low-Tech Learning
68(31)
New Technologies in Old Universities
99(32)
Making Sense of Unexpected Outcomes
131(45)
Are Computers in Schools Worth the Investment?
176(22)
Appendix: Rationale for Choices of School Levels 198(4)
Notes 202(41)
Acknowledgments 243(2)
Index 245

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