Procurement of Educational Technology by Schools: A Perspective on Evidence Standards

Authors

  • Jindrich Holecek Centre for Education Policy, Kladensko Institute of Learning Technologies, Kladno, Czech Republic Author
  • Eibhlin Carbery Department of Education Economics, Slievenamon Centre for Digital Education, Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland Author
  • Ivan-Marek Ivanek-Kub Department of Primary Education, Zemplin Institute of Learning Technologies, Michalovce, Slovakia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22694231

Keywords:

Procurement of Educational Technology by Schools; Educational technology; E-learning; Evidence synthesis; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in procurement of educational technology by schools right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for procurement of educational technology by schools, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific pursuit looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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