Pleasure or utility? Different conditions for boys and girls with disabilities in information and communication technology.
This study focuses on differences between the ways in which we look at girls' and boys' computer activities. It is evident that the gender varieties per se generate different conditions for boys and girls. Generally, children with disabilities have great difficulty defining their needs and wishes. Pedagogues, habilitation staff and parents are needed as support for both boys' and girls' development. If technology is to be part of this development, we must pay attention to it. Research within this area highlights the differences and patterns that occur. The study stresses the expectations and experiences that parents of children with disabilities have of computer-based activities for their children, with a focus on gender-related issues.
Lindstrand
Peg
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Disability and Handicap Research, Stockholm Institute of Education, PO Box 47308, SE-100 74 Stockholm, Sweden. peg.lindstrand@lhs.se
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden