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Local Education Authority policies for computers in education
Author(s) -
Btirdett F. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1987.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , education policy , computer assisted instruction , local authority , educational technology , public relations , public administration , political science , mathematics education , higher education , computer science , sociology , pedagogy , economic growth , psychology , economics , operating system
Local Education Authorities (LEAs) vary in their attitudes to the need for policies on the use of microcomputers in education and yet such policies may be essential to the effective use of microcomputers in the learning process. This paper reports on four case studies that attempt to explain why LEAs have varied in their policy response to the new technology.