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Marche, M. M. – Educational Technology, 1987
Informal survey of 59 principals and senior administrators revealed differences in their perceptions of seven issues: (1) impact of information technologies on staff effectiveness; (2) communicating educational needs to technologists; (3) resistance to change; (4) impact on jobs; (5) awareness of costs; (6) discomfort in implementation; and (7)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Automation, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
King, Richard A. – Educational Technology, 1987
Based on survey data on North Carolina schools in 1984-85 and on site visits and interviews in selected schools, leadership and commitment of policymakers and educators are found to be as important as demographic and financial characteristics of school districts for providing computer access and appropriate uses. (9 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Administrator Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Demography
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1999
President Molly Corbett Broad of the University of North Carolina system addresses questions about her vision for higher education in the information age, financing investments in technology, changing student needs, improving higher education's productivity, the value of technology in student learning, key technology-policy issues, student and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Planning, College Presidents
Peer reviewedJudd, Gary; Tanski, Laura – Planning for Higher Education, 1997
Describes the process by which Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York), beginning in the 1980s, became a leader in computer applications in college instruction. Focus is on the leadership provided by the administration and the process of reengineering institutional operations in many instructional and administrative areas. Outlines three…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Instruction, College Planning
Download full textHergert, Tom; Holmes, Glen – 1993
An interactive tool was created to gauge the skills and attitudes of individuals and populations regarding computer technology and its attendant changes. The goal of the project was to develop a non-threatening, user-friendly instrument to assess the computer skills and attitudes of preservice and inservice teachers and administrators at all…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes
Peer reviewedBoyd-Barrett, Oliver – Educational Studies, 1990
Analyzes government's role in promoting computer use in the United Kingdom educational system from 1980 to 1990. Evaluates the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) in initiating policy. Concludes MEP's contribution was ultimately positive. Considers problems of top-down innovation, teacher attitudes and training, and hardware and software…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
