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Heath, Marie K. – Computers in the Schools, 2017
School districts increasingly implement one-to-one initiatives with the stated goal of reforming education. While an emerging body of research exists that studies the barriers and supports to these top-down attempts at educational change, little research exists that examines the lived experience of teachers who demonstrate a strong sense of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Barriers, Program Implementation
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Grundmeyer, Trent; Peters, Randal – Computers in the Schools, 2016
Technology is changing the teaching and learning landscape. Teacher preparation programs must produce teachers who have new skills and strategies to leverage the benefits of laptop computers in their classrooms. This study used a phenomenological strategy to explain first-year college students' perceptions of the effects of a 1:1 laptop experience…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Access to Computers
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Cardoza, Yanet; Tunks, Jeanne – Computers in the Schools, 2014
This case study explored teachers' concerns, use, and actual practices in their adoption of the Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative. Participants were 12 secondary teachers in a private school setting. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model tools provided data: Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ), Levels of Use interview, and the Innovation…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
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Howard, Sarah K.; Rennie, Ellie – Computers in the Schools, 2013
Despite significant investment in school one-to-one device programs, little is known about which aspects of program implementation work and why. Through a comparison of two implementation models, adopter-diffusion and saturation, and using existing data from the One Laptop per Child Australia laptop program, we explored how factors of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Case Studies, Program Implementation, Performance Factors
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Vajda, James; Abbitt, Jason T. – Computers in the Schools, 2011
Through this mixed-method evaluation study the authors investigated a pilot implementation of an open-source productivity suite for teachers in a K-12 public school district. The authors evaluated OpenOffice version 3.0 using measures identified by the technology acceptance model as predictors of acceptance and use of technology systems. During a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Educational Technology, Program Implementation
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MacKinnon, Gregory; MacKinnon, Paula – Computers in the Schools, 2010
The following study examines the implementation of learning technologies in Guyana, South America. Specifically, the study addresses the impact of using interactive radio instruction for teaching mathematics and SuccessMaker software for enhancing literacy skills. The research results were based on surveys, interviews, classroom observations, and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Technology Integration, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Lei, Jing – Computers in the Schools, 2010
Based on survey data and interview data collected over four academic years, this longitudinal study examined how a ubiquitous computing project evolved along with the changes in teachers, students, the human infrastructure, and technology infrastructure in the school. This study also investigated what conditions were necessary for successful…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 7, Grade 8, Influence of Technology