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ERIC Number: EJ473583
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Computing and the Social Organization of Academic Work.
Shields, Mark A.; And Others
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v1 n4 p243-58 Dec 1992
Discusses the academic computing movement during the 1980s, focusing on the Faculty Workstations Project at Brown University. Six departments are compared: chemistry, cognitive and linguistic sciences, geology, music, neural science, and sociology. Discusses the theoretical implications of the study for conceptualizing the relationship of computing to academic work. (Contains 73 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Science Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Workstations