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ERIC Number: EJ639617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Linking Urban Latino Families to School Using the Web.
Fishman, Barry; Kupperman, Jeff; Marx, Ron; Soloway, Elliot
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v25 n1 p35-49 2001
Describes a project in the Detroit Public Schools that provided television set-top Internet access devices to Latino families as part of a project to link the school and home in an inquiry-based science curriculum. Discusses early phases of adoption of the Internet and NetTV devices by families. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Hispanic Americans, Inquiry, Linking Agents, Science Instruction, Television, Urban Education, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Detroit Public Schools MI; Latinos; Television Access
Note: Issue theme: Adoption and Diffusion of Educational Technology in Urban Areas.