ICT integration in Primary and Secondary Education in Andalusia, Spain : Curricular and Organizational Implications

摘要

This work, part of the Spanish government’s National I + D Plan2004/07, entitled “Observatics: the implementation of free software in ICT centresin Andalusia: an analysis of its effect on the teaching-learning process”, aims todescribe the most recent impact of online communication technologies oneducation in Andalusia (Spain), within a new environment, as are the new ICTschools, characterized by the large-scale implementation of technology in primaryand secondary education. By combined qualitative and quantitative methods, thestudy shows that, due to the presence of ICTs (Information and CommunicationTechnologies) in educational centres, the frequency of computer use in theclassroom has increased, along with an expansion of a teacher training process thatis progressively oriented towards contextualized models of learning. Afterinvestigating the most important factors behind the success of the mass computerinstallation programmes at the centres, a series of recommendations at centre andgovernmental level are presented that will ensure the maximizing of the potentialof these technological resources.