The Status of Computer Assisted School Administration and Strategies for its Further Development in Negeri Sembilan Secondary Schools
The tangible advantages of computer use in terms of efficiency and effectiveness have led to an increasing number of schools in Malaysia using computers in administration. Schools, however, are only working on their own initiative. There is as yet no central support or policy for computer assist...
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1994
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8893/1/FPP_1994_2_A.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8893/ |
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| Summary: | The tangible advantages of computer use in terms of
efficiency and effectiveness have led to an increasing number of
schools in Malaysia using computers in administration. Schools,
however, are only working on their own initiative. There is as yet
no central support or policy for computer assisted school
administration (CASA). Experiences in countries more advanced in
CASA development almost invariably attest that if schools are left
to venture on their own, they are most unlikely to reap the full
benefits of CASA . The need for definite strategies for CASA
development is apparent.
This study presents a descriptive account of the extent of
school administrative computing in secondary schools in the state of Negeri Sembilan. In addition, school principals' perception of
factors regarded as important for implementing school administrative
computing were sought. These findings, together with insights gained
from relevant literature reviews on CASA implementation successes in
other countries, formed the basis for recommending strategies for
further development of CASA in secondary schools in Negeri Sembilan.
Such strategies should also be of relevance to other states as well
as to CASA development nationwide.The data were gathered by a survey questionnaire sent to all
secondary schools in Negeri sembilan and also through visits and
interview sessions conducted in four selected schools. A descriptive
account of the computer installations and applications used is
given. Also, the relationships that exist between the five "blocks"
as depicted in Visscher' s Framework for Analysis of School
Information System is discussed in the context of CASA development
in Negeri sembilan secondary schools. These "blocks" refer to five
aspects of a school information system viz. design and development,
quality, use, other factors affecting use and impact of use. |
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