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Fool's gold or hidden treasure: are computers stifling creativity?

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: A description of a recent report issued by the US-based Alliance for Childhood indicates the main criticisms made of the use of ICT in primary education. These criticisms are considered and the arguments developed in the report are examined. The effect of the report's publication is also discussed, as is the media response in the US and beyond. As a partial answer to the report's claims regarding creativity and computers, two practitioners provide case study evidence of the ways in which ICT has been used to develop innovative classroom activities. The paper concludes with a call for enlightened discourse in this area rather than polemical stance-taking.

Source: Journal of Education Policy

DOI: 10.1080/02680930110071066

Authors: Chris Abbott, Vivi Lachs, Lawrence Williams

Language: English

Topic: Education and Technology Integration

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W1980362041

FWCI: 6.173

Cites: 6

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10