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In England and Wales Information Technology (IT) is to be used to support the teaching of all subjects; in addition, all students have an entitlement to IT capability. Data from several surveys are reported, which do not match this vision of IT. Rather, IT is seen by teachers to be concerned with the acquisition of technical skills, or as a support for administration: a small number are terrified of IT, rather more are unconvinced of the benefits of IT, and only a minority of teachers use IT to support their teaching. Teacher concerns regarding IT are reported. Finally, the paper offers a model of school development which highlights the changing demands on teachers as IT is integrated progressively into the curriculum.
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Ridgway, J., Passey, D. (1995). Using evidence about teacher development to plan systemic revolution. In: Watson, D., Tinsley, D. (eds) Integrating Information Technology into Education. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34842-1_7
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