A great deal has been written about educational technology, though not all of it could be labelled research! This page aims to list key sources that are of particular relevance to the issue of conceptualising and describing computer use in education, including some aspects of the management of educational change.

There is not intention that this page should provide an exhaustive list of all relevant references! However, if you notice significant gaps please flag them up in the discussion area or email me (P.Twining@meD8.info).

References (alphabetical by author)

Chandler D. (1984) Young learners and the microcomputer (Milton Keynes, Open University Press). (Buy second hand from Amazon)

Dwyer, D.C., Ringstaff, C. & Sandholtz, J.H. (1990a) Teacher Beliefs and Practices Part I: Patterns of Change The Evolution of Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs and Practices in High-Access-to-Technology Classrooms: First–Fourth Year Findings (Cupertino, Apple Computer Inc.)

Dwyer, D.C., Ringstaff, C. & Sandholtz, J.H. (1990b) Teacher Beliefs and Practices Part II: Support for Change The Evolution of Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs and Practices in High-Access-to-Technology Classrooms: First–Fourth Year Findings (Cupertino, Apple Computer Inc.)

Fuller, Frances F. (1969) 'Concerns of teachers: A developmental conceptualization', American Educational Research Journal, 6 (2), 207–226.

Hall, Gene E., & Loucks, Susan (1979) 'Teacher concerns as a basis for facilitating and personalizing staff development', in Lieberman, A. & Miller, L. (Eds) Staff development: New demands, new realities, new perspectives (New York, Teachers Press).

Heppell, S. (1993a) 'Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground?' in Latchem, C., Williamson, J. and Henderson-Lancett, L. (1993) Interactive Multimedia: Practice and promise, pp97-114 (London: Kogan Page). (Buy second hand from Amazon)

Heppell, S. (1993b) 'Teacher Education, Learning and the Information Generation: the progression and evolution of educational computing against a background of change', Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 2(2), pp.229-237.

Kemmis, S., R. Atkin, & Wright, E. (1977) How do students learn? Working papers on computer assisted learning (Norwich, Centre for Applied Research in Education, UEA)

Laurillard, D. (1993) Rethinking University Teaching: a framework for the effective use of educational technology (London, Routledge). (Buy the 2001 edition in paperback from Amazon)

MacDonald, B., Atkin, R., Jenkins, D.R., & Kemmis, S. (1997) Computer Assisted Learning: Its Educational Potential, in Hooper, R. (1997) The National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning, Chapter 3. (London: Council for Educational Technology). (Buy second hand from Amazon)

Moseley et al (1999) Ways forward with ICT: Effective Pedagogy using Information and Communications Technology for Literacy and Numeracy in Primary Schools (Newcastle, University of Newcastle)

Pelgrum, W. J. (2001). "Obstacles to the integration of ICT in education: results from a worldwide education assessment." Computers & Education 37: 163-178.

Pelgrum, W. and Plomp, T. (1991) The Use of Computers Worldwide (Oxford, Pergamon Press)

Sandholtz, J. H., Ringstaff, C. & Dwyer, D. (1990) Teaching in High-Tech Environments: Classroom Management Revisited: First - Fourth Year Findings (Cupertino, Apple Computer Inc.)

Sandholtz, J. H., C. Ringstaff, et al. (1992) Classroom Management: Teaching in High-Tech Environments: First - Fourth Year Findings (Cupertino, Apple Computer Inc).

Squires, D. & McDougall, A. (1994) Choosing and Using Educational Software: A teachers' guide, London: The Falmer Press. (Buy second hand from Amazon)

Taylor, R., P. (1980) 'Introduction', in Taylor, R., P. (Ed) The Computer in the School: Tutor, Tool, Tutee, New York: Teachers College Press, pp.1-10. (Buy second hand from Amazon)

Twining, P. (2001) Expenditure on ICT in Education - 1st Draft, 7th Nov 2001, PDF file (118kb).

Twining, P. (2002) Describing computer use in education: introducing the Computer Practice Framework (CPF), The British Educational Research Journal, Due Jan 2002.