Decision Making about Computer Acquisition and Use in American Schools

Discusses the centralization and decentralization of decision making about computer use in elementary and secondary schools based on results of a 1989 national survey. Results unexpectedly indicate that more successful programs are the result of districtwide planning than individual teacher or schoo...

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Published in:	Computers and education Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 341
Main Author:	Becker, Henry Jay
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-06-1993
Subjects:	Centralization Computer Assisted Instruction Computers in Education (IEA) Decentralization Decision Making Educational Planning Elementary Secondary Education National Surveys School Districts School Responsibility School Surveys Teacher Responsibility
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Summary:	Discusses the centralization and decentralization of decision making about computer use in elementary and secondary schools based on results of a 1989 national survey. Results unexpectedly indicate that more successful programs are the result of districtwide planning than individual teacher or school-level decision making. (LRW)
ISSN:	0360-1315
DOI:	10.1016/0360-1315(93)90013-9