The educational response to IT must ensure that human activities are enhanced rather than enslaved by computers. First published in 1988, this title provides such a response. Curricular structures and teacher roles are examined for their potential for preserving freedom in a future already being formed and informed by electronic systems.

The Contributors. 1. Introduction 2. The Impact of the Computer on the Curriculum John F. Schostak 3. The Magic Box of Delights Jack Sanger 4. The Computer and the Punk John F. Schostak 5. The Impact of the Computer on the Role of the Teacher Jack Sanger and John F. Schostak 6. Skilful Neglect Beverley Labbett 7. The Jet Set Willy Curriculum John F. Schostak 8. Computers and the Social Climate of Classrooms Catherine Beattie 9. Secondary Schooling - the Sense of an Ending John F. Schostak 10. The Microcomputer and School-based Electronic Newspapers Beverley Labbett 11. Packaging Computer Knowledge: The Further Education Classroom Catherine Beattie 12. Programming Learners or 'Algorithm, Who Could Ask for Anything More?' Jack Sanger 13. Intelligence Communities John F. Schostak Endgames 14. Breaking into IT Beverley Labbett 15. The End of IT John F. Schostak. Name Index. Subject Index.