ICT impacts on schools

study 1:
" ICT impacts on schools"

Introduction :

The use of ICT ( Information and communication technology ) in education and training has been a key priority in most European countries during the last decade, but without observable progress. Such progress as has taken place has been achieved at considerable cost. All EU countries have invested in ICT in schools. Broadly, three major types of ICT induced studies can be identified since ICT has been introduced in schools in Europe:

1- infrastructure and access
2- use of ICT in educational settings
3- impact of investment of ICT

The advantages :
There are many advantages of ICT, some of them are :

1- facilitating learning for children who have different learning styles and abilities, including slow learners, the socially disadvantaged, the mentally and physically handicapped, the talented, and those living in remote rural areas;
2- making learning more effective, involving more senses in a multimedia context and more connections in a hypermedia context; and
3- providing a broader international context for approaching problems as well as being more sensitive response to local needs.......

The aim of the study :·
. Establish a comprehensive picture of the evidence of the impact of ICT that is available from national and European studies;·
. Give a reference framework for describing impact, looking at approaches and methods currently used in these studies and their suitability;
. Synthesise the main results of these studies for policy makers, education professionals and school practitioners with a major interest in ICT developments and progress made in recent years in this field;
. Provide an overview of impact studies and the areas where impact has been shown;· Provide a baseline for discussion on the findings with policy makers and other education professionals;·
. Highlight barriers of ICT integration in European schools;
Identify gaps in current research;
. Give policy recommendations on the basis of the evidence available in order to create favourable framework conditions for effective ICT integration as well as future fields of actions at national and European level.

The Methodology

The Methodology that use to collect data are 2 stages :

first, national and European surveys that research literature revealing insights into the impact of ICT on a more theoretical Complement the picture

Second : the interviews ( with students )