Laptop Classes in Some Australian Government Primary Schools

Autor/in	Fluck, Andrew E.
Titel	Laptop Classes in Some Australian Government Primary Schools
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Computing, 26 (2011) 1, S.10-15 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-833X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Elementary Education; Laptop Computers; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Information Technology; Case Studies; Access to Computers; Access to Information; Australia; Maine; Uruguay + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementarunterricht; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Computernutzung; Unterrichtsmedien; Informationstechnologie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Australien
Abstract	Australia was once a world leader for laptop adoption in schools. Now overtaken by extensive roll-outs of laptops in Maine and Uruguay, this paper seeks to explain why this lead was lost. Six case studies of government primary schools were undertaken to gather data about current initiatives. Comparative analysis shows how the potential of laptop-based schooling can be conflicted through concerns about curriculum direction and equity. The lack of congruence between the affordances of ICT and conventional curriculum constraints are suggested as the reason why Australia lacks focus in this area. (Contains 2 figures, 3 tables, and 11 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Council for Computers in Education. P.O. Box 1255, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9349-3733; Fax: +61-3-9349-5356; Web site: http://www.acce.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10