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Web-based higher education: the inclusion/exclusion paradox
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 23(1/2), 2005, pp.67-78.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Increasingly, education is delivered through computers and the internet. This article highlights that while such development is beneficial for some students with functional impairments, it might be excluding others if insufficient attention is paid to accessibility. Both the electronic learning environment (Blackboard, WebCT and the like) as well as the content author need to design for accessibility.
Much ado about unicorns and digital divides
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 14(3/4), 2002, pp.1-9.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
This article argues that there is no digital divide, but rather several divides. It explores the different positions on the continuum stretching from zero access via access in the local community technology centre and dial-in access to full broadband at home. The observation is made that the digital divide is not strictly digital, but another aspect of traditional social and economic stratification. Poverty of Internet access neatly corresponds with poor health care, poor labour market opportunities, etc. The observation is made that the digital divide - which by now is neither a divide nor digital - is not about access to the Internet, but about accessibility of information, relevance of information and information literacy.
Challenges of the Internet for social work
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 8(3), 1995, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Presents some background information on the current and possible future developments regarding the Internet, outlines some of the expected applications as well as the current advantages and disadvantages. Concludes by describing the ENITH's world wide web (WWW) as a case study and tries to assess the challenges and threats that the Internet carries for social work as a profession.
Soft computing for soft technologies: artificial neural networks and fuzzy set theory for human services
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Computers in Human Services, 10(4), 1994, pp.55-67.
- Publisher:
- Howarth Press
Outlines the basic concepts of neural networks, gives information on the presently available hardware and software, and discusses the possible implications of this technology for the human services and service provision.
Databases and information systems in human services: where do we go from here?
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 6(1), Spring 1992, pp.21-29.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Outlines the current situation regarding database and information systems in social work and social workers' resistance to such systems; current issues, examples, people and publications; and future developments.
The conflicting needs of social research and social work
- Author:
- STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 6(3), Winter 1992, pp.13-20.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Uses the Flemish social welfare system's use of data from client registration to identify the potential uses of information in social welfare, and barriers to that use.
Social work and the changing face of the digital divide
- Authors:
- STEYAERT Jan, GOULD Nick
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 39(4), June 2009, pp.740-753.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In this article, the concept of digital divide and its relation to social exclusion is analysed. After describing the several facets of the digital divide, the question is asked whether the divide is widening or narrowing? The definition of digital divide is reconsidered and the article argues that access to the technology alone is but a very rudimentary indicator of actually making use of digital opportunities. This is expanded in the section on risks arising from digital exclusion. Finally, implications of this approach of the digital divide for social work and social care are considered.
Social services, social work, and information management: some European perspectives
- Authors:
- STEYAERT Jan, GOULD Nick
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 2(2), July 1999, pp.165-175.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the relationships between new technology and the policy environment in the UK and the Netherlands.
The social aspects of the information society: transmogrifying issues and approaches to social policy
- Authors:
- STEYAERT Jan, GOULD Nick
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 11(2), 1998, pp.2-9.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Discusses whether the information society presents a leap from the past or whether it is a rhetorical representation of a long standing process of social change. Goes on to introduce a discussion on the social aspects of the information society, and inform constructive dialogue on what has to be taken into account when planning the Europe of the future and its social quality.
Social informatics: beyond technology. A research project in schools of social work in the European Community
- Authors:
- GREBEL Harmen, STEYAERT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 38(2), April 1995, pp.151-164.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article contains the findings of a research project in schools of social work in Europe on the attention paid to vocational use of information technology. The authors give an outline of the basic research questions and the method used and provide an overview of the main areas in which information technology is being applied in service provision across Europe. The results of the research show how schools of social work across Europe integrate information technology into their curricula. The authors introduce the concept of social informatics, which tries to move the situation forward by going beyond the technology. The conclusion of the research is that there seems to be cause for concern when one compares the development in human services with the expectations of the respondents of the schools of social work. There is a wide gap between the use of informatics in social work agencies and the attention to this in the curricula of schools of social work.