Approaches to Research on Teacher Education and Technology. Society for Technology and Teacher Education Monograph Series. No. 1.

Overview & Synopsis

This document addresses the use of technology to enrich education. Twelve papers discuss research programs and perspectives and methods of research in technology and teacher education. Titles are: "Research Methods and Paradigms in Technology and Teacher Education" (Hersholt C. Waxman and George W. Bright); "Past and Future Stages in Educational Computing Research" (Cleborne D. Maddux); "Contexts for Research on Technology and Teacher Education" (Richard T. Johnson); "Technology and Teacher Education: A Research Development Agenda" (Jerry Willis); "A Systems Integration Approach to Researching the Role of Technology in Professional Development" (Douglas Brooks); "Current Research in Technology and Teacher Education: Three Phases of Our Mission" (D. LaMont Johnson and Steven D. Harlow); "Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Technology and Teacher Education" (Kip Tellez); "Survey Research and Content Analysis Research in Technology and Teacher Education" (Greg Brownell); "Meta-Analysis in Technology" (Yuen-Kuang Liao and George W. Bright); "Ethnographic Research in Technology and Teacher Education" (Dianne Novak-Aitken); "Systematic Classroom Observations of Technology Use" (Juanita V. Copley and Susan E. Williams); "The Future of Research on Technology and Teacher Education" (George W. Bright and Hersholt C. Waxman). References are provided after each paper. (AEF)