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1st Edition

Microcomputers in Adult Education

Edited By Stephen J. Bostock, Roger V. Seifert Copyright 1986

172 Pages

by Routledge

172 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1986, Microcomputers in Adult Education examines the diverse applications and implications of microcomputers in adult learning. It explores both practical and theoretical aspects, including hardware selection, software development, and pedagogical applications, offering a detailed look at how technology was integrated into adult education. The book begins by defining... Read more

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Adult computer literacy: analysis and content
Stephen Bostock and Roger Seifert

2. Adult learning with microcomputers
Stephen Bostock and Roger Seifert

3. Computers and older people
Miriam Bernard

4. Courses in new technology: a feminist view
Miriam Zukas

5. Sex differences in learning about information technology
Jack McArdle, Stephen Stephen Bostock and Roger Seifert

6. Computers and community education
Elisabeth Gerver

7. Observations on the advantages, problems and potential of micros in adult basic education
Mandy McMahon, Colin Sutton and John Taylor

8. Personal computers: educational uses and abuses
David Banks

9. Computer literacy for managers
Stephen Bostock and Roger Seifert

10. Microcomputers in general medical practice: educating doctors and receptionists
Mike Fitter

11. Teaching the teachers computer appreciation
Joe Watson

12. developing a programme of computer courses for the non-expert public
Iain Austin

13. Postscript
Stephen Bostock and Roger Seifert

Editor(s)

Biography

Stephen J. Bostock

Roger V. Seifert

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