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Willis, Jerry – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Argues that questions about hardware, software, and teacher training are no longer the most important topics in educational technology. Today the major issues are related to instructional strategies, instructionally appropriate software, training and support as a process, and facilitative organizational structures. (Contains 16 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Strategies
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Shifflett, Bethany; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Reports on a survey of California State University system faculty to examine the extent to which they utilized computers professionally and to determine their computing resource needs. Responses from 237 faculty members were analyzed for differences in gender, existing computing skills, integration of computing into instruction, use of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy
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Hadfield, Oakley D.; Maddux, Cleborne D.; Love, Glendel D. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Describes a study that examined potential predictor variables and their relationship to computer aversion among preservice teachers. It was hypothesized that prior experience, ownership of a personal computer, and critical thinking ability would be negatively related to computer aversion, and that an introductory computer literacy course would…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
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Hope, Warren C. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Discusses the effects of change and innovations on teachers. Describes the use of the Stages of Concern Questionnaire of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to examine teachers' concerns about the introduction of microcomputer technology in an elementary school. Addresses the importance of teacher training. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
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Jorde-Bloom, Paula – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of self-efficacy as a predictor of acceptance of innovative practices focuses on a study of early childhood administrators in Illinois and their use of microcomputers for administrative and instructional purposes. Dependent and independent variables are described, including gender differences, attitudes about computer technology, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Uses in Education, Correlation