) classroom use in schools and (ii) home use by students. Theoretically, information and communications technology (ICT …A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families, and policymakers with the hope of improving … educational outcomes. This chapter explores the theoretical and empirical literature on the impacts of technology on educational …

technology in education. Many schools today provide personal computers not only to older students, but also in primary school …. We investigate how 1:1 computer technology impacts student performance in primary school in Sweden, using data from an … implementing 1:1 technology. Nevertheless, all positive impacts in subgroups appear to be rather small, amounting to 0.01-0.03 SD …

technology in education. Many schools today provide personal computers not only to older students, but also in primary school …. We investigate how 1:1 computer technology impacts student performance in primary school in Sweden, using data from an … implementing 1:1 technology. Nevertheless, all positive impacts in subgroups appear to be rather small, amounting to 0.01-0.03 SD …

implement or they target younger children. We partner text-messaging technology with school information systems to automate the … this technology to send automated text-message alerts to parents about their child's missed assignments, grades and class … increases parent monitoring. Our results show that this type of automated technology can improve student effort relatively …

traditional gender roles. Women are heavily involved in unpaid work, such as domestic and caregiving tasks, while men dedicate … women increase as the level of formal education increases; among women with formal education, time on unpaid work reduces as … their education level increases and time on paid work increases. Children often support in household tasks, particularly in …

productivity. Finally, domestic and agricultural technologies and time use patterns are assessed. The study finds persistent gender … household responsibilities, and promoting gender equality to enhance women's economic empowerment and household well-being. …

methodologies from the history of technology, institutional history, and labor history, as well as gender analysis, this … computers for business and administrative work. The British government and civil service, paragons of meritocracy in a country … sector, in order to modernize their economy, maintain the competitiveness of British high-technology industries, and …