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Frank Webster

    Frank Webster is an emeritus professor of sociology whose academic career includes appointments at leading UK universities. His work focuses on a deeper understanding of social structures and processes. He strives to uncover the hidden dynamics that shape our world. His sociological analyses offer valuable insights for readers interested in contemporary society.

    Youth Questions: The Technical Fix
    • Youth Questions: The Technical Fix

      Education, Computers and Industry

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      This book critically examines the substance of claims that the educational system has an anti-business bias and that computer literacy is the panacea for Britain's economic problems. The authors explore the relationship that has developed between education, industry and technology, point to the political obsessions and illusions that lie behind this new orthodoxy and discuss the possible alternatives.

      Youth Questions: The Technical Fix