How computers entered the classroom 1960 2000 : historical perspectives In the history of education the question of how computers were introduced into European classrooms has so far been largely neglected. This edited volume strives to address this gap. The contributions shed light on the computerization of education from a historical perspective by attending closely to the different actors involved – such as politicians computer manufacturers teachers and students – political rationales and ideologies as well as financial political or organizational structures and relations. The case studies highlight differences in political and economic power as well as in ideological reasoning and the priorities set by different stakeholders in the process of introducing computers into education. However the contributions also demonstrate that simple cold war narratives fail to capture the complex dynamics and entanglements in the history of computers as an educational technology and a subject taught in schools. The edited volume thus provides a comprehensive historical understanding of the role of education in an emerging digital society.