During 2002 and 2003, with the support of funding from the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) undertook an extensive research project to investigate the use of computers for teaching and learning in South African schools. On completion of the project, SAIDE published its findings in a research report published in 2003.
This project, which investigated the use of computers in 21 schools, together with research undertaken by various other organisations, shows that one of the reasons why information and communication technology (ICT) projects in schools do not succeed is that principals are often not properly informed about what ICTs can or cannot do. This often hampers their ability to manage the
introduction of ICTs into their schools.
This confirms that there is a need to provide support for principals and other senior managers in managing the integration of computers and related resources into teaching and learning activities in their schools. From this came the idea of consolidating the knowledge that SAIDE had gained during this research project and making the relevant information more widely accessible as a guide for principals on the implementation of ICTs in their schools.
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