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As computers proliferate on college campuses across the world, it becomes very important to examine college students' attitudes toward computers from a cross-cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among gender, computer experiences, and attitudes toward computers in Korea. Three hundred three (303) Korean undergraduate students completed a questionnaire packet which contained a personal information form, a Computer Attitude Scale, and a Computer Experience Questionnaire. Results show that gender was found to be significant only on the computer confidence scale, with male students significantly more confident about computers than female students. Students who had more computer experience expressed more positive attitudes towards computers in general, and number of computer courses completed contributed to this confidence. Students who had more experience with computer programming languages scored significantly higher on all computer attitude subscales. Word processing experience, knowledge of multiple word processing packages, and data entry skills contributed to higher confidence levels and more positive attitudes toward computers. Finally, it was discovered that attitudes toward computers and computer experiences were culture-free constructs. Seven tables illustrate results, and an appendix contains the computer experience questionnaire. (Contains 33 references.) (MAS)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert