Document Type
Issue Area Six
Abstract
New technologies always cause new concerns about moral and legal issues inherent in the new possibilities that change brings about. As the evidence mounts that students must have access to the Internet because of its unique resources, because some critical information skills can best be taught via those resources, and because some version of the Internet will be the way our students communicate in the future, it is essential that we investigate issues that make this technology work for students within the framework of responsible, democratic values.
Disparity in educational opportunity should not exist in a democracy. One of our major ethical concerns is that the Internet be available to all students, not just those in schools with greater economic resources than others. This issue is further complicated by complexities in existing telecommunications systems within our state; over 150 telephone companies exist in Iowa, providing an uneven range of services to Iowa schools. Demographics result in a mix of rural and urban schools with a variety of primitive and sophisticated telecommunications facilities. How can we ensure all Iowa students have an equal opportunity to access the Internet?
This issue group discussed many specific concerns about use of the Internet, but determined that the major elements fell under three categories.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
3
First Page
133
Last Page
137
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1995 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Safford, Barb
(1995)
"Issue Area Six: Ethical And Legal Concerns: What Are They And How Will They Be Addressed?,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
3, Article 44.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss3/44
