First aid for female casualties of the information highway
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Article Title | First aid for female casualties of the information highway |
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ERA Journal ID | 20268 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Redmond, Petrea |
Journal Title | Australian Educational Computing |
Journal Citation | 21 (1), pp. 26-32 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2006 |
Publisher | Australian Council for Computers in Education |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISSN | 0816-9020 |
1443-833X | |
Web Address (URL) | http://acce.edu.au/journal/21/1/first-aid-female-casualties-information-highway |
Abstract | Females are under-represented in education, training and employment in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Research shows that girls are tuning out to ICTs in school and they have a low participation rate in ICT related tertiary study and employment. The Tech Savvy report by the American Association of University Women (2000) suggests 'they are not so much phobic but are disenchanted'. This paper discusses a case study which is attempting to increase ICT skills and self confidence in a small group of female students through mentoring and increased access to ICT tools. It also considers whether isolated projects such as this one are attempts in first aide rather than radical surgery to ensure that females are not left behind in the digital revolution (Green, 2003). |
Keywords | girls; women; ICT; case study; digital revolution |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y322/first-aid-for-female-casualties-of-the-information-highway
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