This book is for both specialist and generalist. For Information Technology (IT) and Educational Management (EM) researchers, it brings together the latest information and analysis of ITEM projects in eleven countries. But the issues raised by this collection of papers are so important for schools, school systems and the future of education that it is essential reading not only for researchers but also for teachers, administrators and all concerned with the planning and governance of our education systems. New technologies may improve our lives in two ways: by enabling us to do things better...
This book is for both specialist and generalist. For Information Technology (IT) and Educational Management (EM) researchers, it brings together the l...
Although a few books are available on the use of computers in the school office, this book is the first one addressing the topic of computer-assisted school information systems (SISs) for an international audience, based on both practical and scientific international collaborative research. This book:
analyzes the nature of SISs, their intended benefits and history;
presents the development strategies and the characteristics of three SISs that are widely used in various parts of the world;
reviews what has been learned from the research over the last...
Although a few books are available on the use of computers in the school office, this book is the first one addressing the topic of computer-assisted ...
This text aims to connect school organization theory with the school effectiveness knowledge base. Each chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the knowledge base on the central theme and addresses the question of what is known about the subject as a school effectiveness-enhancing condition.
This text aims to connect school organization theory with the school effectiveness knowledge base. Each chapter presents a comprehensive overview of t...
Many resources are invested in the development and introduction of Quality Assurance Systems in educational institutions all over the world. Our assumption is that, as a result of quality assurance activities, practitioners obtain information about their own functioning and institutional performance which is new and valuable to them and which therefore will form a basis for them to improve performance. This assumption proves to be naive; too often performance feedback is under-utilized, and evaluations become void, legitimizing rites instead of a basis for organizational learning and the...
Many resources are invested in the development and introduction of Quality Assurance Systems in educational institutions all over the world. Our as...
Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management As the editors of this volume we are very happy to publish a selection of the papers that were presented at the eighth Conference of Working Group 3.7 of the International Federation for Information Processing which was held in July 2008. The focus of Working Group 3.7 is on ITEM: Information Technology in Educational Management (for more information, please visit our website http: //item.wceruw.org/), and the theme of its 2008 conference was on the Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management. Our Working Group...
Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management As the editors of this volume we are very happy to publish a selection of the papers tha...
