Cross-National Information And Communication Technology Pol

Description: A volume in Research in Educational Policy: Local, National, and Global Perspectives Series Editor Kenneth K. Wong, Brown University This compendium of papers documents educational ICT policies and practices in 37 countries, making it a valuable resource for understanding and comparing ICT-related national policy developments in education. We believe that this work offers a unique in-depth examination of the trends within major education systems and how they have adapted to and taken advantage of the challenges and opportunities posed by the new information and communication technologies. A special feature of this edition is that it allows for interesting comparative analyses of sub-groups of countries, as many Asian, European Union, and former eastern-European countries, as well as the United States and Canada (among others), are included in the book. But it allows also for other than regional comparisons given that a number of newly industrialized countries (such as Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, and South Africa) are represented in this book, together with many OECD countries. This book is the result of the effort and hard work of the contributing authors, many of whom are the National Research Coordinators for the Second IT in Education Study (SITES) conducted under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) for which the data collection took place in 2006. The structure of this book is similar to the previous edition published in 2003 in that it contains both country chapters and summary chapters. The country (or education system) chapters demonstrate the rich variation in policies and strategies on ICT in education around the world. To allow for comparisons across countries, all authors followed an outline consisting of the following main topics: the structure and nature of their educational system; ICT-related policies (illustrated with examples); special issues (such as equal opportunities or problems with sustainability); current trends in policies and practices; and expectations for the future. There are clear differences between countries in economic condition, information technology development, and historical background. In essence, the approach followed resulted in a set of country papers that show a number of commonalities but also reflect the cultural richness and variation. Contents: Foreword, Seamus Hegarty. Preface, Tjeerd Plomp, Ronald E. Anderson, Nancy Law, and Andreas Quale.; PART I: SUMMARY CHAPTERS. Introduction, Ronald E. Anderson and Tjeerd Plomp. Curriculum and Staff Development for ICT in Education, Nancy Law. Trends in Instructional ICT Infrastructure, Geir Ottestad and Andreas Quale.; PART II: COUNTRY CHAPTERS. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Australia, John Ainley. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Belgium, Brigitte Denis, Martin Valcke, and Johan van Braak. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Brazil, Fredric M. Litto. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Canada, Tom Rich. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Catalonia (Spain), Ferran Ruiz Tarrago. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Chile, J. Enrique Hinostroza, Pedro Hepp, and Cristian Cox. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: China Hong Kong, Nancy Law. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: People's Republic of China, Hu Jun and Nancy Law. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Chinese Taipei, Janet Mei-Chuen Lin, Cheng-Chih Wu, and Guey-Fa Chiou. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Cyprus, Constantinos Papanastasiou and Lefkios Doratis. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Denmark, Anne Larson. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: England, Margaret J. Cox. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Estonia, Anu Toots, Mari Plakk, and Tonu Idnurm. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Finland, Marja Kankaanranta. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: France, Catherine Regnier. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Germany, Renate Schulz-Zander and Birgit Eickelmann. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Hungary, Andrea Karpati and Adam Horvath. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: India, Utpal Mallik. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Ireland, Paul F. Conway and Eileen Brennan Freeman. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Israel, Rafi Nachmias, David Mioduser, Alona Forkosh-Baruch, and Dorit Tubin. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Italy, Roberto Melchiori and Renata Picco. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Japan, Masaru Sakayauchi, Hideki Maruyama, and Ryo Watanabe. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Republic of Korea, Eun-Soon Oh. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Lithuania, Lina Markauskaite. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Malaysia, Sulaiman Hashim and Hajar Mohd. Nor. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: The Netherlands, Alfons ten Brummelhuis, Keimpe de Heer, and Tjeerd Plomp. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: New Zealand, Murray Brown and Megan Chamberlain. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Norway, Ola Erstad and Andreas Quale. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Philippines, Ester B. Ogena and Filma G. Brawner. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Russian Federation, Alexei L. Semenov. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Singapore, Thiam Seng Koh, Sai Choo Lee, and Seau Fah Foo. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: The Slovak Republic, Viera Blahova. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Slovenia, Barbara Ne_a Bre ko. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: South Africa, Seugnet Blignaut and Sarah Howie. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Sweden, Peter Karlberg. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: Thailand, Pornpun Waitayangkoon. National Policies and Practices on ICT in Education: United States of America