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Hollenbeck, John – Theory into Practice, 1998
Discusses virtual online communities, probing claims about the Internet as a place for fostering democracy. The paper examines the democratic nature of computer conferencing in classrooms, focusing on a study of graduate students' online interactions. Results indicated that students were able to master the medium and act as responsible, equal…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational Environment