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Teleconferencing in student teacher supervision
Author(s) -
Cross William K,
Murphy Peter J
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1990.tb00668.x
Subject(s) - conservatism , accountability , politics , higher education , resistance (ecology) , teleconference , public relations , business , economics , psychology , political science , economic growth , ecology , law , biology
Demands for accountability, tighter fiscal policies and political pressures required many post‐secondary institutions in the early 1980s to seek new strategies for improving their cost efficiency. Advances in communication technology were perceived by some institutions as a means of maintaining and even diversifying services at minimal cost. Although positive economic returns often appeared attractive, educational benefits were frequently less than anticipated. Misunderstanding, poor communication and insufficient information, as well as professional conservatism, resistance to change and support for traditional practices, tended to prevent contemporary communication systems from being applied extensively in higher education.