ERIC Number: EJ1161455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 28
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The Impact of a School Board's One-To-One iPad Initiative on Equity and Inclusion
Kirkpatrick, Lori C.; Brown, Heather M.; Searle, Michelle J.; Sauder, Adrienne E.; Smiley, Eric
Exceptionality Education International, v27 n2 p26-53 2017
This paper examines the impact of a school board's one-to-one iPad initiative on equity and inclusion. Data include: questionnaires from Grade 7-9 students, teachers, and administrators; focus groups with inclusion coaches; and interviews with classroom teachers. The results show that the iPads have supported equity among students in the district; there is now less disparity in terms of access to technology on the basis of families' socio-economic status. The results show that the iPads have also supported the academic and social inclusion of students with exceptionalities; themes that arose across the data sources include: differentiation of content, access to grade-level curriculum, the appearance of sameness, communication and collaboration among students with and without exceptionalities, and positive student affect. Negative implications included the potential for students who struggle with self-regulation to be negatively affected and the potential for the technology to be used in socially exclusionary ways.
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Questionnaires, Focus Groups, Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Access to Computers, Socioeconomic Status, Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Grade 6, Observation, Interviews, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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