How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000 | Historical Perspectives | ISBN 9783110779592

How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000

Historical Perspectives

herausgegeben von Carmen Flury und Michael Geiss
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonCarmen Flury
Herausgegeben vonMichael Geiss
Buchcover How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000  | EAN 9783110779592 | ISBN 3-11-077959-5 | ISBN 978-3-11-077959-2
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How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000

Historical Perspectives

herausgegeben von Carmen Flury und Michael Geiss
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonCarmen Flury
Herausgegeben vonMichael Geiss

In the history of education, the question of how computers were introduced into European classrooms has so far been largely neglected. This edited volume strives to address this gap. The contributions shed light on the computerization of education from a historical perspective, by attending closely to the different actors involved – such as politicians, computer manufacturers, teachers, and students –, political rationales and ideologies, as well as financial, political, or organizational structures and relations.

The case studies highlight differences in political and economic power, as well as in ideological reasoning and the priorities set by different stakeholders in the process of introducing computers into education. However, the contributions also demonstrate that simple cold war narratives fail to capture the complex dynamics and entanglements in the history of computers as an educational technology and a subject taught in schools.

The edited volume thus provides a comprehensive historical understanding of the role of education in an emerging digital society.