Document Type
Issue Area Eight
Abstract
How can schools ensure equity of access and opportunities for every student to learn through technology is a two part question. The first component becomes, "How can schools assure equal access for every student to learn through technology?" The problem with this question is that the premise may be false in assuming that schools either individually or collectively without outside help can provide equitable access.
Equitable access seems to indicate that all schools would provide nearly the same ratios of computers per student population; that these computers would be of relatively equivalent vintage and capability; that each school would have a network with comparable resources whether that means access to CD-ROM libraries, video, printers, etc.; that each school's scheduling would provide comparable time with the technology; that other equivalent technologies would be available to students; and on-and-on.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
230
Last Page
232
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1996 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Blair, David L.
(1996)
"Defining Equal Access Needs Before Describing Opportunities,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 66.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol6/iss1/66
