ICTs for Education: A Reference Handbook

The purpose this Reference Handbook is to provide decision makers, planners and practitioners with a summary of what is known about the potential and conditions of effective use of ICTs for education and learning, by drawing on worldwide knowledge, research and experience.

The handbook has three parts, each of which addresses different users and serves different functions. These parts are organized in a parallel manner for ease of use and to allow cross-referencing.

Part 1 - ICT for Education: Decision Makers Essentials

This part presents decision makers with a summary of:

• Challenges facing decision makers
• Characteristics and uses of ICTs
• Options and choices for leveraging the potential of ICTs in achieving national and educational goals and solving educational problems
• Pre-requisite and co-requisite conditions for effective integration of ICTs into the educational process
• Processes to integrate ICTs into education

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Part 2 - ICTs for Education: Analytical Review

This part of the handbook:

• Analyzes the rationales and realities of ICTs for education,
• Examines the options and choices for leveraging the potential of ICTs in achieving national and educational goals and solving educational problems, and
• Outlines the prerequisite and corequisite conditions for effective integration of ICTs into the educational process

This Part includes many references to specific resources described in Part 3 of the Handbook.

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Part 3 - ICT for Education: Resources

This part provides resources in the form of case studies, experiences, examples and demonstrations of the potential of ICT-enhanced policies and interventions outlined in Part 2: Analytical Review. These resources are referenced in the respective sections of Part 2.

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