Social Dimensions of Information Technology: Issues for the New MillenniumG. David Garson Social Dimensions of Information Technology: Issues for the New Millennium is an anthology that brings together multiple viewpoints on the social dimensions of the information technology revolution. The chapters cover social, political, educational, personal and international dimensions of information technology impacts. Each chapter, raising important issues with profound implications for public policy and societal development, focuses on different aspects of the effects of computing and IT that have accelerated every area of human life. |
Contents
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Human Capital Issues and Information Technology | 23 |
The Progress of the Internet | 37 |
The CoEvolution of Society and Multimedia Technology | 46 |
THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 63 |
Assessing Equality of Access | 86 |
Creating a Democratic Public Sphere through | 121 |
THE EDUCATIONAL DIMENSION OF | 140 |
THE PERSONAL DIMENSION OF | 212 |
Technology Culture and | 236 |
Past Concerns and Future Directions | 255 |
THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF | 277 |
Innovative | 291 |
Past Present and Future | 301 |
Chapter19 World Information Flows and the Impact of New Technology | 323 |
International Network for Integrated Social Science | 340 |
Technological Change Virtual Learning and Higher | 160 |
The Role of Information Technology in Quality Education | 177 |
The Paradox of Paperless Classes | 198 |
Author Bios | 357 |
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