Gender and Participation in Synchronous CMC: An IRC Case Study.

Stewart, Concetta M.; Shields, Stella F.; Monolescu, Dominique; Taylor, John Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ603736

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Gender and Participation in Synchronous CMC: An IRC Case Study.

Stewart, Concetta M.; Shields, Stella F.; Monolescu, Dominique; Taylor, John Charles

Interpersonal Computing and Technology, v7 n1-2 p1-25 Oct 1999

Describes a study of undergraduates that focuses on real-time computer-mediated communication (CMC), specifically the Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Examines gender differences regarding online participation and language styles; discusses access to computers, how skills are conceived and valued, and socialization; and highlights attitudes and prior experience reported from student questionnaires. (Contains 70 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Language Styles, Participation, Prior Learning, Questionnaires, Skills, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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