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This paper reports the development of computer assisted school administration (CASA) in New Zealand as a case study based on the Massey University School Administration by Computer Project, commonly known as MUSAC. Over five years, MUSAC software has been acquired by 67% of all New Zealand schools either using, or likely to use, computers for administrative purposes. The Study is in four sections which: outline the grass roots form that CASA development in general has taken; describe the New Zealand school system in terms of its role as a market; tell the story of MUSAC in terms of its origins, development strategies and attributes of the software; analyse and interpret the MUSAC software acquisition and use patterns of schools using educational management and administration (EMA) concepts; and conclude with a summary of the findings and discussion of implications for ongoing research and development.
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Nolan, C.J.P. (1995). The Development of Computer Assisted School Administration in New Zealand: A Case Study. In: Barta, BZ., Telem, M., Gev, Y. (eds) Information Technology in Educational Management. ITEM 1994. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34839-1_9
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