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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1985
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED263878 |
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- Computers in the Schools: How Will Educators Cope with the Revolution? Gleason, Gerald T. Reed, Timothy Academic Achievement Adoption (Ideas) Change Strategies Educational Change Futures (of Society) Instructional Innovation Interviews Microcomputers Organizational Change Research Methodology School Districts School Surveys Use Studies A study was implemented to conduct a long-range observation and analysis of the process by which computers are channeled into educational practice. Data collection involved a structured interview with knowledgeable representatives of 35 school districts in Wisconsin. Participating schools were selected randomly and stratified by size. Questions in the interview focused on the status of a district's computer activity to date, including: types of hardware and software available, inservice training activities, district policy statements, and roles of school boards and parent-citizen groups. Results indicate all districts but one utilized computers during 1982-83; the number of computers available ranged from one in a small district to 232 in a large district. When analyzed on a computer/student ratio, there was a range of 1/28 to 1/412, and a mean ratio of 1/156; Apple is the overwhelming choice of schools; and most computers were located either in classrooms (83%), the library (51%), or a computer laboratory (54%): virtually all districts reported multiple placement. Only 10 of 35 school boards had taken any official action concerning computers in their system; however, 80% of the districts had provided inservice training activities during 1982-83. Lack of funds was most often cited as a limitation to implementation efforts and few school districts had any hard data on student home access to computers. A summary, recommendations, and references complete the document. (JB)