Hello, I am a french student and I am trying to support the idea behind which the act of programming could : - help to become and stay conscious of the virtual environment, of its possibilities and of its limits, - help to build a "self" as a child would do when starting to talk and communicate with others, and then through this process, - help to build communities that understand the implications of the technology in their social meetings, - help finally, to keep an objective view on the purpose of the technology in the evolution of societies,
I assume that most of the subjects of the research in the psychology of programming is directed with concerns of finding learning methods, organizational models and overall better productivity, whereas my quest is in a more general way, to find if the act of programming may help people to be involve in the development of technology therefore with humanitarian aims (and not economic). I hope I expressed myself clearly. Thanks for your valuable input. Alex -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
