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Empowering Women Through Computer-Mediated Class Participation

Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work at Kutztown University, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530 gasker{at}kutztown.edu

Toni Cascio

SocialWork, University of Maryland, Baltimore,MD21201 tcascio{at}ssw.umaryland.edu

A voluntary e-mail communication project and a survey of students' perceptions of the project were conducted among students in an introductory social work course. The students reported positive effects on learning and on their relationships with peers and the instructor. No significant difference between the rates of e-mail postings by the male and female students were found. However, there was a qualitative difference in the male and female-generated responses, which suggests that methods need to be devised to enhance the empowerment potential of computer-mediated interaction.

Affilia, Vol. 16, No. 3, 295-313 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/088610990101600303


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