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Training educational managers to make better use of information technology (IT) is an imperative for increasing school productivity. Recommendations for training managers in IT are culled from the literature. This article describes a three phase approach to training. Phase I focuses on IT literacy. Phase II focuses on competence with application software. Phase III focuses on building information systems and data analysis skills. The authors argue that Phase III training, a complex undertaking, should be the work of graduate management programs.
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Fulmer, C.L., Frank, F.P. (1997). Training educational managers to use information systems: A three phase approach. In: Barta, BZ., Tatnall, A., Juliff, P. (eds) The Place of Information Technology in Management and Business Education. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35089-9_8
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