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Computer Literacy and Ideology by Douglas Noble — 1984The need for some form of computer literacy has come to be accepted as an
essential condition of everyday life, now that the computer has insinuated
itself into our jobs, our schools, and our homes. As a result, computer-literacy
education has become very big business, evidenced by the myriad of computer
classes, workshops, and camps available to people of all ages. The purpose of
all this training, we are told, is not to make engineers or programmers of
everyone; rather, its focus is on a minimal level of instruction that will
introduce the masses to the ubiquitous computer and enable them to feel
“comfortable," to have “a sense of belonging in a computer-rich society." To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Douglas Noble
Rochester, New York
DOUGLAS NOBLE has taught in alternative elementary, junior high, and adult education in Rochester, New York. A former programmer and computer instructor, he presently is seeking funding to work on the problem of education and the degradation of work.
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