Schools on the internet:Schools on the internet: How are primary and secondary

schools developing their web presence in the Network

Society?

Josep M. MominóJosep M. MominóJulio MenesesJulio MenesesJoaquim MartínJoaquim Martín

International Learning Congress International Learning Congress Barcelona, 2nd July 2009Barcelona, 2nd July 2009

ICT

Educational System

Research References

• Are Students Ready for a Technology – Rich world ? What PISA Studies Tell Us (OECD, 2005)

• Second Information Technology in Education Study (SITES) (IEA,2006)

Projecte Internet Catalunya (PIC): “School in the Network Society” http://www.uoc.edu/in3/pic

Research Programme

ICT in the relationship between center and community

ICT in the organization of educative centersICT in

pedagocical practice

Project Internet Catalonia: a holistic vision

The presence of the Internet in the educative centers

• Dimensions of the analysis

Availability: To what extent do the educative centers use their website? Are there differences between types of center in this aspect?

Functionality: To what ends do the educative centers use the Internet? What form does this presence on the web take?

Method I: Research design

Observational study over a representative sample of 350 schools and high-schools of Catalonia (Spain)

This random sample gives us an error margin of ±5.1% for every descriptive result

Fieldwork conducted by two independent coders in May-June 2005

Method II: Coding Sheet

1. Coding information (center code, date of observation and code of the observer)

2. General information about web disposal3. The school as organization

a. Information about the educational centerb. Ways to stay in-touch (online and offline)

4. The teaching and learning processa. Information about learning and teachingb. Ways to get involved (online) in the educational practices

5. The librarya. Information about the library services and online catalog

6. The parent associationa. Information about the associationb. Ways to get involved (online and offline) in their activities

7. The local communitya. Information about the school’s contextb. Information about school networksc. Information about education projects within the local community

With an acceptable overall Krippendorf’s alpha (0.855) at the initial trial

Availability of the Web

Significant differences do not exist with respect to

- Geographical Area (p=0,097)- Size of Municipality (p=0,934)- Ownership of Center (p=0,533)

NO Website

available; 21,10%

Have Website; 78,90%

Availability: Center Typology

Significant differences between types of center, according to the stages of education attended to

Availability of Website according to Typology of Center

72,20%73,50%88,20%91,80%

0,00%

20,00%

40,00%

60,00%

80,00%

100,00%

Secondary Secondary Post-Obligatory

Primary &Secundary

Primary

Functionality of the Web

Websites are used for:

Providing Information

Communication

The Center on the Web Functionality: Proportion of information about the center

86,8 % of the centers use their website to this end

Type of info oferred by the center's Website

49,50%49,50%50,50%51,60%

57,50%59,70%66,70%

67,80%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

70,00%

80,00%

Resources-Services

EducativeProject

Center News Curriculum AgendaActivities

Admin.Processes

Organiz.Structure

History

The Center on the Web

Functionality: Facilitating communication with the center

95,2 % have tools for communication

Ways to communicate w ith the center

2,90%6,60%

87,50%92,70%

0,00%

20,00%

40,00%

60,00%

80,00%

100,00%

Online Contact Offline Contact PublicParticipation

Visitors Book

Pedagogical Activity on the Website

Functionality: Inform and facilitate communication and participation in pedagogical practice

Type of information about pedagogical practice

26,40%

52%

67%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

ComplementaryPedagogicalResources

Products StudentActivity

Teacher Activities

73,6 % give information about pedagogical practice:

19,4 % have tools for communication (online):

Ways of communication w ithin pedagocial practice

4%7%12,50%0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

70,00%

80,00%

Teacher Contact Students Contact Public Participation

The Library on the Website

18,7 % give information about the library

Info and access to online library catalogue

5,50%16,80%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

Caracteristics of Lybrary Online Access Catalogue

Parents´Assoc. and the Website

Type of info about the PA and ways to contact it

Info oferred about PA

21,60%24,20%

38,80%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

Organized Activities Assoc. Structure Assoc. Objectives

44,3 % give info about the PA 22,7 % give tools for communication (online or offline)

Ways of communication w ith PA

2,20%13,90%16,10%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

Online Contact Offline Contact Public Participation

The context of the school and the Website

Info about the context of the school and the existence of a school network

Information about the context of the School

19%24,90%

39,60%

0,00%10,00%20,00%30,00%40,00%50,00%60,00%

Center Community Projects other Centers Names-Links otherCenters

55,7 % give information about the context of the school

12,8 % give information on being part of a school network

Information about School Networks

1,80%12,10%0,00%

10,00%20,00%30,00%40,00%50,00%60,00%

Names-Links State Networks Names-Links InternationalNetworks

The context of the school and the Website

Information on the development of Projects in collaboration with other institutions

32,2 % give info on the development of collaborative projects with other institutions:

Development of projects with other institutions

2,90%6,60%7%16,10%16,10%

0,00%5,00%

10,00%15,00%20,00%25,00%30,00%35,00%40,00%45,00%50,00%

Colab.Projects-Regional

Colab.Projects-

Associations

Colab.Projects-Council

Colab.Projects

Businesses

Colab.Projects-State

Conclusions I: Availability & Functionality

How is the center’s website being adopted as another space of the schools and institutions?

• Most centers are availing of this space• Secondary schools are the most advanced in

this regard.

Functionality: In what ways are the educational centers exploiting these spaces?

• The centers are using their websites, fundamentally as a source of information.

• The potential of the web as a space for communication and interaction is growing.

Information about context

The websites reflect poorly on the online activity with their environment

Information about center

Open spaces for communication with center

Conclusions II: Functionality

Representation of results from pedagogical activity

Limited options for communication, interaction and participation

Contact with Community

Organization of Center

Pedagogical Practice

Conclusions III: Outlook

Options of the educative

centers in the adoption and

configuration of the institutional

website

Association

Organizational Culture of the Center

Predominant Educational Practices

Schools on the internet:Schools on the internet: How are primary and secondary

schools developing their web presence in the Network

Society?

Josep M. MominóJosep M. MominóJulio MenesesJulio MenesesJoaquim MartínJoaquim Martín

International Learning Congress International Learning Congress Barcelona, 2nd July 2009Barcelona, 2nd July 2009