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Johnson, Amy F.; Hopper, Fleur; Sloan, James E. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2016
In 2015, the Maine State Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs commissioned the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) to study the state's Essential Program and Services (EPS) K-12 education funding model in relationship to the funding for Maine's two virtual charter schools. The study was initiated…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Mtebe, Joel S. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
Learning Management Systems (LMS) have been widely adopted by higher education institutions globally for over a decade. Institutions in sub-Saharan Africa now spend a significant proportion of their limited resources on installing and maintaining these systems. This expenditure continues to increase, raising questions as to whether LMS in these…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Cost Effectiveness, Expenditures, Electronic Learning
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Eifert, Elise K.; Adams, Rebecca; Morrison, Sharon; Strack, Robert – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: As life expectancy and morbidity related to chronic disease increase, the baby boomers will be called upon to provide care to aging members of their family or to be care recipients themselves. Purpose: Through the theoretical lens of the life course perspective, this review of the literature provides insight into what characteristics…
Descriptors: Family Role, Caregivers, Aging (Individuals), Baby Boomers
Kay, John – 1991
This report examines statewide planning and budgeting for educational technology in the 15 states covered by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), with a focus on state-level expenditures for telecommunications networks, microcomputers, software, and other technology. Capsule descriptions of each state's current activities are provided,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Communications Satellites, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Jordan, William R.; Follman, Joseph M., Ed. – 1993
Computers have become one of the expected trappings of today's classroom, and schools have exhibited an insatiable appetite for hardware; but systemic curricular integration of computers is still more of a promise than a reality. Resources have been allocated and spent, but many students and educators remain technologically illiterate. Section 1…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation