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ERIC Number: EJ595422
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-6504
Electronic Connections and Equal Opportunities: An Analysis of Telecommunications Distribution in Public Schools.
Leigh, Patricia Randolph
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v32 n1 p108-127 Fall 1999
Analyzes telecommunications data in public schools in the framework of individual rights to equal educational opportunities, drawing from the Equality of Educational Opportunity (EEO) report (Coleman, 1966). Examines data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (1996) to determine if there were significant differences in access and use of network access between schools based on racial or socioeconomic student enrollments. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Internet, Public Schools, Racial Distribution, School Statistics, Socioeconomic Status, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Connectivity