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Cole, Bobby Virgil, Jr.; Sauers, Nicholas J. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
One of the fastest growing, most discussed, and most expensive technology initiatives over the last decade has been one-to-one (1:1) computing initiatives. The purpose of this study was to examine key factors that influenced implementing and sustaining 1:1 computing initiatives from the perspective of school superintendents. Nine superintendents…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Program Implementation, Educational Technology
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Nogry, S.; Varly, P. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
Information and communication technology (ICT) use among children in low-income countries remains understudied. The purpose of this study is to describe laptop usage among children in the context of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project 4 years after the laptops were first introduced in a community in Madagascar. The study was conducted using a…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Low Income Groups
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Swallow, Meredith – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2015
Reports on one-to-one (1:1) technology initiatives emphasize overall favorable results; however, comprehensive multiyear studies looked at understate the progressive experiences of teachers and students. A small body of research suggested the second year of 1:1 technology programs manifested difficulties and struggles which significantly…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Léger, Michel T.; Freiman, Viktor – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
Although there is a common result in recent research and practice that digital skills are important for every educated citizen, little is known of how these skills are evolving over a long period of time. Our study looks into the development and use of digital skills in former middle school students who had an individual access to the laptops a…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Middle School Students, Access to Computers, Laptop Computers