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Publication Date: 2011
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ICT, Education Transformation, and Economic Development: An Analysis of the US National Educational Technology Plan
Kozma, Robert B.
E-Learning and Digital Media, v8 n2 p106-120 2011
In support of the conclusions and recommendations in the National Education Technology Plan (NETP), this article makes explicit the connections between the economic rationale used in the plan and the educational transformations it recommends. The article reviews macroeconomic research, microeconomic research, labor market and workforce studies, and studies showing patterns of the everyday information communication technology (ICT) use in American life to document the profound changes occurring in the American economy and society. It also reviews studies showing a gap between what is happening in American schools and the experiences and skills that our youth need to enter the information economy. The article concludes with an analysis of and an elaboration on the transformational recommendations made in the NETP, based on these reviews. (Contains 2 figures and 6 notes.)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Technology Planning, Labor Market, Information Technology, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Computer Use, Research Reports, Trend Analysis, Influence of Technology, Educational Environment, Educational Principles, Educational Technology, Reports, Federal Programs, Public Agencies, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Economic Change, Social Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Program for International Student Assessment
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