Compulsory coding in education: liberal-humanism, Baudrillard and the ‘problem’ of abstraction

Abstract Internationally, coding is increasingly introduced into primary and junior high schools (children generally aged between 5 and 15) on a compulsory basis, though not all stakeholders support this ‘initiative’. In response to the public reception, discussion highlights popular argument around...

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Main Author: Laurence Tamatea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) 2019-10-01
Series:Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41039-019-0106-3