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Burkhardt, Marlene E.; Brass, Daniel J. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1990
The effects of a technological change on organizational structure and power were investigated in a longitudinal study of the introduction and diffusion of a computerized information system. Employees, particularly early adopters of the technology, increased their power and network centrality following the technological change. Includes 67…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Longitudinal Studies, Management Information Systems, Organizational Theories
Koivusaari, Ritva – Educational Psychology, 2004
This study analyzed what kind of role sociometric status has in non-real time computer conversations. Computer-supported conversations were investigated by using two local area networks. Participants were 52 9 to 10-year-old schoolchildren selected from three sociometric strata: rejected, average, and popular. Children's preferred friends, school…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Gender Differences, Sociometric Techniques, Social Networks

Newhagen, John E. – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Considers how media audiences and online users differ in their assessment of news. A national survey that studied the perception of interactivity in mass media and computer networks, and its relationship to the assessment of news, indicated that more emphasis on feedback is needed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Evaluation Research, Evaluative Thinking, Feedback

Bruce, Bertram; Peyton, Joyce Kreeft – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Discussion of the implementation of educational innovations in classrooms focuses on the implementation of ENFI (Electronic Networks for Interaction) among a consortium of colleges and universities using computer networks for teaching writing to deaf and hearing students. Situated evaluations of educational innovations are discussed, and two case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software

Adnanes, M.; Ronning, W. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1998
Presents an evaluation of SIRNET (Schools in a Regional Network), a project on the use of computer networks in education carried out in five secondary schools in Norway. Highlights include satisfaction with the learning environment; cooperation and help-seeking; basic conditions for a distributed model; and criteria for quality in connecting…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning

Scardamalia, M.; And Others – Interactive Learning Environments, 1992
Presents results from elementary school classroom uses of the Computer Supported Integrated Learning Environments (CSILE) software that stores student productions, including text and graphics, in one database to which all users have simultaneous access. Educational uses, effects, and outcomes of CSILE are described; and knowledge construction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Baldwin, George D. – ED, Education at a Distance, 1994
Evaluates the use of computer-mediated communication in a sociology course at Henderson State University (Arkansas). Highlights include information literacy and liberal arts education; critical thinking; computer conferencing on campus networks; online teaching methods and evaluation; student characteristics; electronic mail; privacy and freedom…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Course Evaluation, Critical Thinking
Mathews, J. B. – 1999
This report outlines success factors and challenges identified in a study of the educational electronic communications networks in three selected Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) member states (i.e., Florida, Georgia, and Oklahoma) and through discussions of the SREB's Educational Technology Cooperative. The report is organized in sections…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Administration
Jones, Beau Fly; And Others – 1994
This paper summarizes and extends an earlier study that reviewed the literature on technology effectiveness, focusing on computers, traditional distance education, two-way interactive telecommunications, multimedia, and the Internet. It also adds some tools for technology evaluation as well as a rationale for using regions to distribute…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Garrett, Joyce Lynn; Dudt, Kurt – 1998
The College of Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) received a three-year grant to conduct research and evaluate video conferencing as a tool for reducing costs of supervising clinical experiences in the teacher education program. The goal was to determine whether quality supervision can be achieved and high levels of student…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods