Gender issues in technology use: Perceived social support, computer self-efficacy and value beliefs, and computer use beyond school

Source: Computers & Education 51 (2008) 1392–1404

Authors: Ioanna Vekiri, Anna ChronakiSpeaker: Cheng-Yee Lee

Introduction

This paper is trying to inspect whether there exist a gender stereotype about information issues between male and female

Research Methodology

174 5th, 6th gradeboys

174 5th, 6th gradegirls

Randomly choose from 7 elementary schools in Greek

Ask them complete this questionnaire in the classroom

Result 23.5% from upper-middle, 29.1% from mi

ddle and 47.4% from low SES families upper-middle SES = professionals with highe

r education degrees middle SES = white-color employees or merc

hants with secondary and postsecondary degrees

low SES = manual workers with elementary and/or secondary education

Result

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Conclusion

Gender stereotype even exist in information issues

Comment

The stereotype may only exist those low SES group.

Comment The difference of usage frequency

may vanish in university students This is related to another topic “internet

addict”