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Kimmons, Royce – Open Learning, 2015
This study seeks to understand how district size and wealth factors influence the adoption of open-source online systems in primary and secondary (K-12) education. Most schools now utilise online systems (e.g. CMS, LMS, SIS) for a number of purposes, and it is anticipated that no-cost and open-source systems could be of great value for…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Online Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Adoption (Ideas)
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Gordon, Dan – T.H.E. Journal, 2011
When it comes to implementing innovative classroom technology programs, urban school districts face significant challenges stemming from their big-city status. These range from large bureaucracies, to scalability, to how to meet the needs of a more diverse group of students. Because of their size, urban districts tend to have greater distance…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Technology, Barriers, Student Diversity
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Wu, Hsin-Kai; Hsu, Ying-Shao; Hwang, Fu-Kwun – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2008
Researchers in educational technology have searched for factors to explain teachers' acceptance and resistance to using technology for instruction. Among the many identified factors, however, organizational and school factors have not yet been explored and discussed. This study investigates the effects of school size on science and mathematics…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, School Size, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology