Abstract

Parents of young children were asked about their attitudes towards computers in general and about computer use by young children in particular. Overall attitudes towards computers and computer use by young children were positive and optimistic. Moreover, parents whose children used computers in schools had more positive attitudes about computer use by young children than parents whose children were not using computers in school. Neither sex of respondent nor presence of a computer in the respondents' homes differentiated attitudes towards computers. However, a significant negative correlation was found between the educational level of the parents and their attitudes toward computer use with young children. Family income was correlated positively with both general attitudes about computers and attitudes toward computer use by young children

How to Cite:

Healy, P. & Schilmoeller, G. L., (1984) “Parent Attitudes Toward Computer Use By Young Children”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 2(4), 135–140.

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