An Examination of How a Cross-Section of Academics Use Computer Technology when Writing Academic Papers.

Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena; Specht, Jacqueline; Porter, Lisa

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Publication Date: 2002

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An Examination of How a Cross-Section of Academics Use Computer Technology when Writing Academic Papers.

Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena; Specht, Jacqueline; Porter, Lisa

Computers & Education, v38 n1-3 p287-301 Jan-Apr 2002

Describes a study conducted at two Canadian universities that surveyed a cross-section of 361 faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students to assess computer availability, experience, attitudes toward computers, and use of computers while engaged in academic writing. Compares advantages and disadvantages of writing on a computer versus written, or hard, copy. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Cross Sectional Studies, Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Higher Education, Intermode Differences, Scholarly Writing, Surveys, Writing Research, Writing Strategies

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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