Focusing on ICT in Rural and Regional Education in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Reading, Chris; Fluck, Andrew; Trinidad, Sue; Smith, Howard; Shaw, Greg; Anderson, Neil; McLoughlin, Catherine; White, Bruce
Titel	Focusing on ICT in Rural and Regional Education in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Computing, 21 (2006) 2, S.20-24 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0816-9020
Schlagwörter	Regional Schools; Rural Schools; Information Technology; Guidelines; Technology Integration; Focus Groups; Interviews; Foreign Countries; National Surveys; Access to Computers; Leadership; Professional Development; Teacher Shortage; Teaching Methods; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Informationstechnologie; Richtlinien; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Führung; Führungsposition; Lehrermangel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	National priorities set by an Australian ministerial taskforce provide clear guidelines to develop pedagogy that integrates ICT. Although these guidelines do not specifically address rural and regional school needs, the two priorities: promoting pedagogic leadership and creating new learning environments, are of particular interest. But how are these priorities reflected in the realities of rural and regional schools? Focus group interviews were conducted at a selection of rural and regional schools in each state and territory across Australia. These provided teachers, parents and students with the opportunity to identify key issues in relation to ICT in their schools. Issues identified by the focus groups were; the state of equipment in schools, comparability between home and school ICT experiences for students, pedagogical approaches, leadership, professional development and availability of ICT specialist teachers. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Council for Computers in Education. P.O. Box 1255, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9349-3733; Fax: +61-3-9349-5356; Web site: http://www.acce.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10