A short history of the changes brought in secondary education in Italy by increased school autonomy, with special attention to their consequences on the teachers’ role when teaching physics. […]
First a short outline is presented describing the use of microcomputers in education before 1982. Then we discuss some of the most important initiatives taken by the Dutch government to stimulate the innovation of computers in education in general. Next we concentrate more explicitly on the role of microcomputer in secondary physics education. […]