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Ognibene, Richard – 1989
The current plateau in the use of computers in the schools is discussed. An explanation for this is drawn from brief historical examples that demonstrate the inherent conservatism of schools and teachers, the problem of integrating technology in the classroom, and the resistance of teachers to practices that present a perceived threat to good…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Innovation
Bunting, Larry – 1990
A study of administrators, teachers, and students at 19 community colleges was conducted in order to better understand the individual groups served by satellite technology in distance education programs. Along with demographic information, the following issues were investigated: (1) learning styles most commonly used at each institution; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Communications Satellites, Community Colleges, Diffusion (Communication)
De Landsheere, Gilbert; And Others – 1981
Four papers presented at the 1981 World Assembly of the International Council of Education for Teaching dealt with methods of achieving improved education results through application of research findings. In his paper, "Strategies for Getting Practitioners to Utilize the Findings of Research, Evaluation, and Development," Gilbert De…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Download full textOlson, John K. – 1984
A preliminary case study used repertory grid and stimulated recall techniques to examine how teachers make sense of the impact of microcomputers on their work. Emphasis was on how teachers construe their classroom influence in relation to the actual use of microcomputers and to idealizations of their use. A version of the Kelly (1955) repgrid was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pearson, Vangie L. – 1992
Texas Schools, Inc. (TSI) developed a pilot program in bilingual education for Mexican-American vocational workers in the Department of Diesel Mechanics at Texas Tech University. This study assesses the transfer of technology in that environment using quantitative and qualitative measures. TSI, a technical and vocational school in Lubbock, Texas,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Cultural Differences
McCaslin, N. L.; Torres, Robert M. – 1992
An exploratory study of the factors underlying vocational teachers' attitudes toward using microcomputers to supplement inservice education found that two factors (the teachers' belief in the educational value of microcomputers and their confidence in using the computers) accounted for about 44 percent of the variance in their attitudes. Data were…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
