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ERIC Number: EJ467638
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Environmental Barriers to Networking.
Spitzer, William
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v9 n1 p47-50 Spr 1993
Teacher decisions to begin using telecommunications in professional practice are influenced by technical literacy, time to learn, hardware-software compatibility, ease of use, cost, and perception of benefits. Issues for experienced users include funding, administrator attitudes, interpersonal relationships on the network, classroom impact, psychological barriers, and institutional support. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Networks, Resistance to Change, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Participation, Technological Literacy, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: LabNet; Technology Utilization
Note: Theme issue with title "Telecommunication and Rural Schools: The TERC LabNetwork."