Policy issues dealing with costs
Costs of computers in schools from the ICT in Education in the Asia-Pacific Website
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2/info.asp?id=10997
education/ict/v2/info.asp?id=10997Applying New Technologies and Cost-Effective Delivery Systems in Basic Education
http://www2.unesco.org/wef/en-docs/findings/technofinal.doc
Hilary Perraton and Charlotte Creed - International Research Foundation for Open Learning - February 2000
This is a thorough paper considering the use of technologies in school, principally to raise quality, in teacher education, principally to raise quality; and out of school, principally for access. Included is an assessment of experience, taking account of outcomes, conditions for success, costs and funding arrangements.
Computers in Secondary Schools in Developing Countries - Costs and Other Issues
http://62.189.42.51/DFIDstage/Pubs/files/computers_in_sec_schls.pdf
Clearly when planning any integration of ICTs into education, a thorough analysis of costs involved is vital, if we are to ensure both success and sustainability. Concerning this issue, Mr.Cawthera's paper provides an invaluable resource. Beginning with an overview of the information revolution and its consequences, the paper goes on to a brief examination of the reasons for implementing ICTs into the education systems of developing countries, before reviewing previous work on the costs entailed in such provision.
ICT for Education – Potential and Potency
http://www.aed.org/publications/TechnologiesForEducation/TechEdChapters/03.pdf
This report by Wadi D. Haddad and Sonia Jurich details Telesecundaria, the project in Mexico that has become a success story of the power of television to expand access and improve education in cost-effective ways.
The Cost-Effectiveness of Distance Education for Teacher Training in Indonesia
http://www.undp.org/info21/public/review/pb-revid.html
http://www.undp.org/info21/public/review/pb-revid.htmlAssessing the Costs and Benefits of Telelearning: A Case Study from the University of British Columbia
http://research.cstudies.ubc.ca/nce/EDST565.pdf
