A case study of the impact of school administration computerization on the department head’s role

Moshe Telem*

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Abstract

The computerization of school administration was found to have a significant impact on the role of the department head. The nature of this impact is presented and analyzed. Accountability, instructional evaluation, supervision, feedback, frequency of meetings, and shared decision making were found to be significantly affected. A “chain reaction” of hierarchically oriented tightening was observed: The principal, and school computer administrator on her behalf, over department heads, and department heads over their teachers. Relations among department heads themselves remained unchanged.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)385-401
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Research on Computing in Education
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Decision making
  • Department head
  • Information systems
  • Information technology
  • Instructional evaluation school
  • Management
  • Subject matter coordinator

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