The organization of schools and the use of computers to improve schooling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11260600 |
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| Authors | James Bosco (0009-0006-7141-8705, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-129 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01619568609538541 |
| OpenAlex | W2015926786 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
In the book, July 20, 2019: Life in the Twenty-First Century, well-known science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (1986) offers his predictions about what schools will be like in the year 2019. He chose July 20, 2019 as the focal point for his book since that date is fifty years after Neil Armstrong took the one small step which began the era of space exploration. Clarke contends that electronic technology will revolutionize schools, and he provides many colorful examples of the ways that this will happen. He foresees a pervasiveness of electronic systems in the delivery of instruction which will cause fundamental changes in what is taught and how it is taught in schools. Clarke is not alone. Many others have made similar predictions about the effect of electronic technology in shaping the schools of the future. Many of those who write and speak in this vein often assume that the impact of computers and associated technologies is inevitable. Perkins (1985) refers to this as the opportunities get taken hypothesis, which maintains that the potential offered by technology will be seized upon in the normal course of affairs as individuals come to understand what the
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