Computers, Schools and Students

How have schools been affected by the introduction of computer technology, and has it changed the school life and experience of students? This book uses research from both large and small secondary schools, including those specializing in technology and those with higher numbers of pupils with special needs, to look at the results of all the political initiatives and investment in ICT. The authors found that the ambitious expectations fell short of reality. Their research into the reasons for this shortfall can help teachers understand and develop ways to make the best use of computers in their schools. It is equally informative for educational researchers and policy-makers.

Before his retirement in 2008 Cedric Cullingford was Professor of Education at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the author of many books including How Children Learn to Read.... and How to Help Them (2001); The Best Years of their Lives: Pupils' Experience of School (2002) and Childhood The Inside Story: Hearing Children's Voices (2007). Dr Nusrat Haq is a Researcher at the University of Huddersfield, UK

Preface, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 1 The Introduction of Information Technology, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 2 The Relationship between Computers and Schools, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 3 Research on Information Technology, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 4 Students' Attitudes to Computers: The Experience at Home, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 5 Students' Attitudes to Computers and their Utility, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 6 Students' Experience of Computers, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 7 The Uses of ICT in Schools, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 8 How ICT is Taught, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 9 The Uses of Computers, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 10 ICT in the Context of School, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 11 The Contemporary School Experience, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq; Chapter 12 The Electronic Age and Schooling, Cedric Cullingford, Nusrat Haq;