Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W. Michael Reed, New York University
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

JRCE, Volume 33, Number 2, Winter 2000

Student Home Computer Use: A Review of the Literature

Daylene J. Lauman
University of Alberta

Abstract

The role of computers and technology in education has been well documented for many years. In addition, it has been found that the number of students with access to home computers has been steadily increasing. Little research has been conducted to investigate not only the role of the home computer and how it may contribute to learning at school by students but also the role parents can and should play in this regard. This article examines these issues and recommends further research in this area, particularly in Alberta, where the mandatory implementation of an integrated approach to technology curriculum is about to take place, as outlined in the Information and Communication Outcomes (Alberta Learning, 2000).

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Contributor

Daylene Lauman is currently a teacher and curriculum coordinator of instructional technology at a junior high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition to teaching information processing in the career and technology studies area, she is also the network administrator and in-house consultant, developing and presenting technology-related inservices to teachers at our school. She recently commenced doctoral studies in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta, and she holds a research position at the Institute for Professional Development at the University of Alberta.

Address: Daylene J. Lauman, 10198 – 92 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 1S9 Canada; dlauman@compusmart.ab.ca.

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