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Staff Usage of Information Technology in a Faculty of Higher Education: a Survey and Case StudySUMMARY
Although information technology (IT) is playing an increasing role in education, little research has been done on its use by academics in higher education. A questionnaire was sent to 125 members of a university faculty of education and community studies concerning their use of IT. The number of replies received totalled 71, 58 of them from IT users. Respondents made use of IT for a variety of teaching, research and administrative purposes. Many had purchased machines of their own and used a wide range of proprietary software packages, though very few did any original programming. Attitudes to IT were generally utilitarian and pragmatic.