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ERIC Number: EJ646644
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-6748
Learning in Rural Communities: Fear of Information Communications Technology Leading to Lifelong Learning?
Martin, Lynn M.; Halstead, Alison; Taylor, Julie
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, v6 n3 p261-76 2001
Two projects provided learning activities in information and communications technologies for rural unemployed people in Britain, primarily women. Questionnaires and focus groups revealed that many were motivated by the desire to support their children's learning; most had not enjoyed early schooling; informal community networks reinforced and supported further learning. (Contains 63 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Anxiety, Educational Attitudes, Educationally Disadvantaged, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Learning Motivation, Lifelong Learning, Rural Areas, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England
Note: Special Issue: Lifelong Learning.