Members may be interested in the recent ECAR report (see abstract and URL
below):
"This 2008 ECAR research study is a longitudinal extension of the 2004,
2005, 2006, and 2007 ECAR studies of students and information technology.
The study is based on quantitative data from a spring 2008 survey of
27,317 freshmen and seniors at 90 four-year institutions and eight
two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input from 75
students at four institutions; and analysis of qualitative data from 5,877
written responses to open-ended questions. In addition to studying student
ownership, experience, behaviors, preferences, and skills with respect to
information technologies, the 2008 study also includes a special focus on
student participation in social networking sites."
http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ECAR/TheECARStudyofUndergradua/47485?time=1225624407
Alan Poulter
Dept of Computer and Information Sciences
University of Strathclyde
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http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/cis/staff/index.php?uid=ap
tel: 0141 548 3911
The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC015263
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