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This paper reports on a study investigating the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) by academic and non-academic staff at an independent English secondary school. Three key areas were investigated: access to ICT inside and outside the school, the perceived and desired ICT ability of staff, and issues preventing increased use of ICT in teaching, learning and administration. Results showed that a major challenge facing the school was not access to ICT resources, but the provision of relevant supportive training for staff.
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O’Mahony, C. (2003). Managing ICT Access and Training for Educators. In: Selwood, I.D., Fung, A.C.W., O’Mahony, C.D. (eds) Management of Education in the Information Age. ITEM 2002. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 120. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35689-1_13
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