School administrative computing: a framework for analysis

This article presents a framework for examining school administrative computing and will serve as a point of reference for subsequent articles in this special issue of the Journal of Research on Computing in Education. Initially, four phases in the development of computer assisted school administration are presented. Next, possible school administrative applications are delineated. Finally, the variables that play an important role in the design, use, and effects of school administrative computing are presented by means of a model that depicts their interrelationship.