The paper reports the results of a four year study of a project designed to bring the Internet to a large urban school district with the explicit purpose of breaking down barriers between the schools and the outside world. The study was conducted using qualitative research methods including extensive observation in classrooms and other sites, the conduct of over 200 interviews with administrators, teachers, students, and the collection of a wide variety of archival materials. Data were analyzed using established methods (M. Hewstone and M. Huberman, 1984; A. Strauss and J. Corbin, 1990). Use of the Internet made possible a substantial amount of contact between students and the outside world. However, problems arose that prevented students from using the Internet as readily and productively as originally envisioned. These problems can be conceptualized as flowing from mismatches in schedules, goals, and norms either between the schools and the outside world or inside of the schools.
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机译：本文报告了一项项目的一项旨在将互联网带到一个大型城市学区的项目的研究结果，并明确目的在学校和外界之间打破障碍。该研究是使用定性研究方法进行的，包括在教室和其他地点的广泛观察，与管理者，教师，学生和各种档案材料的收集进行200多次访谈。使用已建立的方法（M. Hewstone和M. Huberman，1984; A. Strauss和J.Corbin，1990）分析数据。互联网的使用使学生和外界之间的大量联系成为可能。然而，出现问题，以防止学生使用互联网，如最初设想的那样易于和高效地使用。这些问题可以被概念化，因为从学校和外界或学校内部的日程表，目标和规范中的不匹配流动。
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