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Robinson, Daniel B.; Randall, Lynn – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2017
This article highlights results from a recent study that investigated Atlantic Canadian physical educators' adoption and implementation of various digital technologies. Employing a mixed-methods research design (survey participants, n = 206; focus group participants, n = 12), the research intended to provide a clear overview of physical educators'…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Hurston, Allison Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite the increased unfolding of new Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiatives, confusion exists regarding the defining characteristics of a BYOT classroom. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to investigate how teachers at three different high schools in a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Ownership, Phenomenology
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Palaiologou, Ioanna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
This project aimed to investigate the types of digital technologies children under the age of five are using at home and assess the possible implications for early years pedagogy. The research, carried out between 2010 and 2012, was based in four European countries: England, Greece, Malta and Luxemburg. A mixed methods approach was employed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Young Children, Access to Computers
Hale, Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The use of technology in schools has been a persistent yet elusive goal in schools for the last 30 years. While technological proficiency and literacy for students has been a goal on both the federal and local levels for years, technology initiatives in school districts are often ineffective and expensive. This paper is an Interpretive…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Case Studies, Technology Integration, Secondary School Teachers
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Peterson, Lana; Scharber, Cassandra – Computers in the Schools, 2017
The purpose of this study was to document the process one district used to design, develop, and implement a one-to-one pilot at its high school as part of its broader commitment to contemporary learning. Specifically, this qualitative case study (a) outlines the process of the laptop pilot, (b) describes the pilot implementation experience for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Qualitative Research
Arouri, Yousef Mhmoud Said – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative phenomenological research study was designed to explore and learn how six pre-service teachers, studying at one of the Jordanian universities in the capital of Amman, identify, experience, and negotiate the barriers to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access in their schooling experiences. The process of collecting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Access to Computers, Information Technology
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Kirkpatrick, Lori C.; Brown, Heather M.; Searle, Michelle J.; Sauder, Adrienne E.; Smiley, Eric – Exceptionality Education International, 2017
This paper examines the impact of a school board's one-to-one iPad initiative on equity and inclusion. Data include: questionnaires from Grade 7-9 students, teachers, and administrators; focus groups with inclusion coaches; and interviews with classroom teachers. The results show that the iPads have supported equity among students in the district;…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Telecommunications
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Byker, Erik J. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
In many schools across India, access to information and communication technology (ICT) is still a rare privilege. While the Annual Status of Education Report in India (2013) showed a marginal uptick in the amount of computers, the opportunities for children to use those computers have remained stagnant. The lack of access to ICT is especially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Computers, Information Technology, Poverty
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Vickery, Jacqueline Ryan – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2014
This article considers how after-school digital media clubs, as an example of informal learning, can provide meaningful opportunities for youth to participate in the creation of interest-driven learning ecologies through media production. Ethnographic research was conducted in two after-school digital media clubs at a large, ethnically diverse,…
Descriptors: Clubs, After School Programs, Social Networks, High School Students
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Downes, John M.; Bishop, Penny A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2015
The number of middle level schools adopting 1:1 laptop programs has increased considerably during the past decade (e.g., Lowther, Strahl, Inan, & Bates, 2007; Storz & Hoffman, 2013; Texas Center for Educational Research, 2009). The cornerstone practices of the middle school concept (National Middle School Association, 2010), therefore,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers
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Khoo, Elaine; Hight, Craig; Cowie, Bronwen; Torrens, Rob; Ferrarelli, Lisabeth – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2014
In this paper, we explore the relationship between student success in acquiring software literacy and students' broader engagement and understanding of knowledge across different disciplines. We report on the first phase of a project that examines software literacies associated with Microsoft PowerPoint as a common software package encountered and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, College Freshmen
Nair, Shruti – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have played a significant role in development and have contributed to radical changes in some parts of the world in the past three decades or longer. At the same time, there are parts of the world where ICTs have not reached and there has been little or no development arising from the applications of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Females, Access to Computers, Literature Reviews
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Hosman, Laura; Cvetanoska, Maja – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
Numerous developing countries are currently planning or executing projects that introduce technology into their educational systems. This article asserts that such projects will have limited long-term success or impact until they are reconceptualized to incorporate three transformative concepts: teachers play the key role in determining the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Technology, Teacher Role
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, 2015
The potential use of computer-based assessments has raised concerns from educators, policymakers, and parents about information technology infrastructure in school districts and the preparation of staff and students to use new technologies for assessment purposes, and the potential impact of testing activities on core school functions,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, School Districts, Case Studies
Beaver, Jessica K.; Englander, Katie; Leow, Christine; Barnes, Marvin – Research for Action, 2015
Beginning in spring 2013, students in seven elementary schools throughout the Project LIFT zone in Charlotte, North Carolina began to receive XO laptops provided by the organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for use both within their classroom and at home. This report details Research for Action's (RFA) mixed-method evaluation of the first year…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Program Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Laptop Computers
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