Computer Literacy: The Employment Myths
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Social Science Computer Review
- Vol. 7 (1) , 7-26
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089443938900700102
Abstract
This article contends that enthusiasm for "computer literacy" programs in education is misplaced. Focusing on recent expenence in Britain, it argues that computer literacy courses are indefensible in terms of vocational needs, skill requirements, social mobility opportunities, access to power, and the needs of employers. It charges that concern for hands-on computer instruction actually disguises the most important features of the "information society." Keywords: computer literacy, education, employment, skills, power, social mobility.Keywords
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