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ERIC Number: EJ385927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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A Critical Look at Children and Microcomputers: Some Phenomenological Observations.
Kreuger, Larry W.; And Others
Early Child Development and Care, v32 n1-4 p69-82 Jan 1988
Discusses effects of introducing children to computers, including effects on children's sense of time and potential negative effects on children's play. Concludes that the trend toward computer technology in the classroom cannot be turned back and urges that teachers insure that the technology is not used repressively. (RH)
Descriptors: Children, Computer Uses in Education, Microcomputers, Parent Role, Phenomenology, Play, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Theory; Passivity; Psychological Effects; Repression; Social Effects
Note: Thematic Issue: Computers and Childhood Education