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A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study

Dissertation (MEd (Computer Assisted Education))--University of Pretoria, 2006.

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Other Authors: Knoetze, Johan G.
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23008 A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study Knoetze, Johan G. vandeyar2@yahoo.com Vandeyar, Thirusellvan Q-sort Information and communication technology (ICT) Q-methodology School UCTD Dissertation (MEd (Computer Assisted Education))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This study focuses on policy makers and the intricacies and subtleties surrounding the relationship between policy formulation and policy implementation. However in this process, an important stakeholder in the teaching-learning situation has been overlooked – the teacher. It would seem as if policy makers assumed that by placing computers in school, all would bode well and the implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would unfold naturally. Present educational practice has culminated in a mismatch between what is desired by school administrators, as policy makers and what is needed by teachers as policy implementers. As such, many institutions should promote a consensus approach as a means of producing policy that is representative of the principal policy implementers. This paper focuses on an innovative approach to the formulation of an ICT policy for a school, using Q-methodology case study. The purpose of this project was to access teachers’ perceptions, beliefs and attitudes on issues they consider as pertinent in the formulation of an ICT policy. The findings of this study indicate that although unique ‘groups’ of teachers were identified, a consensus approach could now be established to negotiate the formulation of an ICT policy that will be inclusive of all teachers irrespective of their preconceived mindsets. Curriculum Studies unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:19:25Z 2005-03-08 2013-09-06T14:19:25Z 2004-09-10 2006-03-08 2005-03-08 Dissertation Vandeyar, T 2004, A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23008 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23008 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03082005-112438/ © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
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Information and communication technology (ICT)
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School
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A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title_full A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title_fullStr A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title_full_unstemmed A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title_short A participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy : a Q-methodology Case Study
title_sort participatory approach to the ormulation of an information and communication technology policy a q methodology case study
topic Q-sort
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Q-methodology
School
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23008
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03082005-112438/