Management Challenges in an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Network in Rural Schools

Autor/inn/en	Mihai, Maryke; Nieuwenhuis, Jan
Titel	Management Challenges in an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Network in Rural Schools
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 35 (2015) 4, Artikel 1203 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mihai, Maryke): orcid.org/0000-0003-0254-6122 ORCID (Nieuwenhuis, Jan): orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-2042
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Information Networks; Rural Schools; Disadvantaged Schools; Mathematics Instruction; Science Instruction; Governance; Program Administration; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Technology Planning; Strategic Planning; Leadership Role; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Content Analysis; Models; Barriers; Performance Factors; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationsnetz; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Qualitative Forschung; Inhaltsanalyse; Analogiemodell; Leistungsindikator; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This study concerns the management of an interactive whiteboard (IWB) network started in April 2008 in Mpumalanga, with a leading school partnered with several disadvantaged schools, transmitting lessons in Mathematics and Science. Many educational institutions try to provide learners with better learning opportunities by equipping schools with the latest technology. The IWBs have been invested in the most and the project is very successful in bridging the urban-rural divide. Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) play an important role in reforming education. This study concentrated on the key managerial challenges to leaders when faced with introducing, accepting and managing new technology in their schools. The purpose of the study was to describe the management approach that developed during the implementation of the IWB network and what possible contribution the lessons learnt from this case study could have on management theory regarding the management of ICTs in similar multi-school models. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01