Abstract

Socioeconomic and racial inequities exist in access to technology and computer ownership. Historical review of interest groups influencing education--humanists, developmentalists, social efficiency experts, and social reconstructionists--suggests that technology alone cannot solve important questions of power and privilege that must be addressed. (Contains 50 references.) (SK)

Citation

Tumposky, N.R. (2001). Technology and Equity in a Democracy. Educational Forum, 65(2), 119. Retrieved March 23, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/92255/.

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Keywords

• Access to Computers
• curriculum development
• Democracy
• Educational Change
• Equal Education
• Technological Advancement