Document Type
Issue Area Eight
Abstract
Since technology became a priority in the education of students in Iowa, schools have struggled with the issue of providing hardware, software, and staff development opportunities to staff and students. For some educational leaders, the issue has been a lack of vision and understanding about what the world of work is and will be like for students when they leave their K-12 environment. What do students need to know and be able to do to make them effective in their jobs as well as in their personal lives?
The vision of what a technologically literate person should be is being molded throughout the state as educators share information, visit sites where technology has been integrated into curriculum, attend state and national conferences, read education journals, and dialogue with the business community. Vision, however critical, is only a starting point when it comes to providing a meaningful, technology-rich environment for students. More difficult issues are the allocation of resources in financial and staff commitments. Resource issues are pervasive and serious questions for educators. They are the issues that most often cause the wide equity gaps in Iowa's educational system.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
250
Last Page
251
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
Weber, Marilyn
(1996)
"Equity of Access to Technology in Iowa Schools,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 72.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol6/iss1/72
