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ERIC Number: EJ404218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Computers in the Schools: A Diffusion/Adoption Perspective.
Dalton, David W.
Educational Technology, v29 n11 p20-27 Nov 1989
Discussion of the impact of computers on education highlights the role that educational technologists can play as change agents. Topics discussed include models of the diffusion and adoption of innovations; computer interfaces; integrated software; teacher training; teachers' roles; and the use of magnet schools to demonstrate the effectiveness of technology. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Man Machine Systems, Models, Public Schools, Teacher Education, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Educational Technologists