The Resource Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver, (electronic resource)
Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver, (electronic resource)
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The item Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- The book is intended to appeal to students and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, education, human factors, and computer science interested in gender differences in general, and in human-computer interaction, in particular
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 168 pages)
- Contents
-
- Introducing the Problem : The Digital Divide: Unequal Access and Unequal Effects
- Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender : Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender ; Why Are There Gender Differences in Computer Anxiety? ; Computer Anxiety and its Relation to the Features of IT Software ; Gender Inequality in the Older Grades ; The Children Grow Up: On to University ; Learning Styles, Programming Styles, and Communication ; Biological Sex and Psychological Gender: "Getting With the Program" For Your Gender ; Consequences of Computer Anxiety: Computer Avoidance and Disidentification ; Into Adult Life: Computers in the Workplace ; A Concluding Comment
- The Social Context of Computing : The Social Context of Computing ; What Is Stressful About Other People? ; Men and Women Play "Zork": A Closer Look at What Constitutes Public ; Sex Composition of Computer Classes ; Conclusion: The Social Context Matters
- Expectancies and the Computer : Sources of Expectancies: True and Not So True ; The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in the Classroom: From Expectancy to Behavior ; Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Girls, and Computing ; Performance Attributions and Information Technology ; Consequences of the Attributions: The "So What?" Question ; Educational Computer Software: Boy-Talk Produced by Gender Expectations
- A Threat in the Air : Stereotype Threat: The Digital Divide and the Stereotype ; The Case of Multiple Identities ; Further Consequences of Stereotype Threat: Disidentification
- Working Toward Solutions : A Model for Understanding the Digital Divide
- Solutions: Single-Sex Schools and Classrooms? : The Single-Sex/Co-Education Debate ; Research On Single-Sex Schools Versus Mixed-Sex Schools ; Gender-Stereotyped Conceptions of Mathematics and Science ; Further Choices: College Major, Future Profession ; An Alternative Approach: The Single-Sex Classroom ; Coming to Resolution
- Isbn
- 9781410608932
- Label
- Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide
- Title
- Gender and computers
- Title remainder
- understanding the digital divide
- Statement of responsibility
- Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver
- Subject
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- COMPUTERS -- Computer Science
- COMPUTERS -- Data Processing
- COMPUTERS -- Hardware | General
- COMPUTERS -- Information Technology
- COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory
- COMPUTERS -- Reference
- Computers -- Study and teaching
- Computers and women
- Digital divide
- Electronic books
- Sex differences in education
- COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The book is intended to appeal to students and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, education, human factors, and computer science interested in gender differences in general, and in human-computer interaction, in particular
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cooper, Joel
- Dewey number
- 004/.071
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA76.9.W65
- LC item number
- C66 2003eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Weaver, Kimberlee D
- NetLibrary, Inc
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Computers and women
- Sex differences in education
- Computers
- Digital divide
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- COMPUTERS
- Electronic books
- Label
- Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introducing the Problem : The Digital Divide: Unequal Access and Unequal Effects -- Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender : Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender ; Why Are There Gender Differences in Computer Anxiety? ; Computer Anxiety and its Relation to the Features of IT Software ; Gender Inequality in the Older Grades ; The Children Grow Up: On to University ; Learning Styles, Programming Styles, and Communication ; Biological Sex and Psychological Gender: "Getting With the Program" For Your Gender ; Consequences of Computer Anxiety: Computer Avoidance and Disidentification ; Into Adult Life: Computers in the Workplace ; A Concluding Comment -- The Social Context of Computing : The Social Context of Computing ; What Is Stressful About Other People? ; Men and Women Play "Zork": A Closer Look at What Constitutes Public ; Sex Composition of Computer Classes ; Conclusion: The Social Context Matters -- Expectancies and the Computer : Sources of Expectancies: True and Not So True ; The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in the Classroom: From Expectancy to Behavior ; Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Girls, and Computing ; Performance Attributions and Information Technology ; Consequences of the Attributions: The "So What?" Question ; Educational Computer Software: Boy-Talk Produced by Gender Expectations -- A Threat in the Air : Stereotype Threat: The Digital Divide and the Stereotype ; The Case of Multiple Identities ; Further Consequences of Stereotype Threat: Disidentification -- Working Toward Solutions : A Model for Understanding the Digital Divide -- Solutions: Single-Sex Schools and Classrooms? : The Single-Sex/Co-Education Debate ; Research On Single-Sex Schools Versus Mixed-Sex Schools ; Gender-Stereotyped Conceptions of Mathematics and Science ; Further Choices: College Major, Future Profession ; An Alternative Approach: The Single-Sex Classroom ; Coming to Resolution
- Control code
- 53721029
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 168 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781410608932
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)53721029
- Label
- Gender and computers : understanding the digital divide, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D. Weaver, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introducing the Problem : The Digital Divide: Unequal Access and Unequal Effects -- Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender : Computer Anxiety: A Matter of Gender ; Why Are There Gender Differences in Computer Anxiety? ; Computer Anxiety and its Relation to the Features of IT Software ; Gender Inequality in the Older Grades ; The Children Grow Up: On to University ; Learning Styles, Programming Styles, and Communication ; Biological Sex and Psychological Gender: "Getting With the Program" For Your Gender ; Consequences of Computer Anxiety: Computer Avoidance and Disidentification ; Into Adult Life: Computers in the Workplace ; A Concluding Comment -- The Social Context of Computing : The Social Context of Computing ; What Is Stressful About Other People? ; Men and Women Play "Zork": A Closer Look at What Constitutes Public ; Sex Composition of Computer Classes ; Conclusion: The Social Context Matters -- Expectancies and the Computer : Sources of Expectancies: True and Not So True ; The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in the Classroom: From Expectancy to Behavior ; Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Girls, and Computing ; Performance Attributions and Information Technology ; Consequences of the Attributions: The "So What?" Question ; Educational Computer Software: Boy-Talk Produced by Gender Expectations -- A Threat in the Air : Stereotype Threat: The Digital Divide and the Stereotype ; The Case of Multiple Identities ; Further Consequences of Stereotype Threat: Disidentification -- Working Toward Solutions : A Model for Understanding the Digital Divide -- Solutions: Single-Sex Schools and Classrooms? : The Single-Sex/Co-Education Debate ; Research On Single-Sex Schools Versus Mixed-Sex Schools ; Gender-Stereotyped Conceptions of Mathematics and Science ; Further Choices: College Major, Future Profession ; An Alternative Approach: The Single-Sex Classroom ; Coming to Resolution
- Control code
- 53721029
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 168 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781410608932
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)53721029
Subject
- COMPUTERS -- Computer Science
- COMPUTERS -- Data Processing
- COMPUTERS -- Hardware | General
- COMPUTERS -- Information Technology
- COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory
- COMPUTERS -- Reference
- Computers -- Study and teaching
- Computers and women
- Digital divide
- Electronic books
- Sex differences in education
- COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy
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