Theorizing the Machine: Gender, Education and Computing.
Overview & Synopsis
Theorizes relationships between gender, education, and computing, exploring education's role in the continued ideological reproduction of computing and technology as masculine domains. Critiques technological determinism and the sociology of science and postmodernist analyses of technology for reducing technology to the social. Brings together critical realist and feminist perspectives on technology. Examines how schools, universities, and lifelong learning sites reproduce gender ideologies. Contains references. (SM)
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Document Information
| Document Title | Theorizing the Machine: Gender, Education and Computing. |
|---|---|
| Author / Organization | Clegg, Sue |
| Subject & Discipline | Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Females |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-130353 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |