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Smartphone Diary Application in Household Surveys: Integration of High Frequency Temporal Data in Large-Scale Data Collection
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Prasanna S. Premkumar; Santhosh Kumar Ganesan; Balaji Pandiyan; Dhivya Kumari Krishnamoorthy; Gagandeep Kang – Field Methods, 2024
Household expenditure data is at the core of efforts to measure living standards, inequality and financial protection against illness. Currently it is mainly derived from recall-based surveys that are time consuming and prone to measurement errors. Diaries are often used as an alternative approach, however this results in fatigue and low…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Diaries, Surveys
Availability and Growth of Microcomputers in American Schools.
Ingersoll, Gary M.; Smith, Carl B. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
Reports results of a 1982/83 nationwide survey of administrators and teachers to determine the level of microcomputer use in elementary and secondary schools. Indicates that microcomputer availability and planned expenditures are increasing and that two-thirds of the nation's schools have at least one microcomputer in their facilities. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Computerizing the School Office: The Hidden Cost.
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Hoover, Todd; Gould, Sandra – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Offers suggestions about using microcomputers for school administration and lists hidden costs of computerization, including administrator time, consultants, machine maintenance, backup systems, appropriate furniture, insurance, and staff training. (JM)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Consultants, Cost Effectiveness
Microcomputers and Videodisc: Innovations of the Second Kind.
Molnar, Andrew R. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1980
Discussed are (1) expenditures for computing in higher education; (2) microcomputers in higher education, pre-college education, and home; (3) videodiscs; and (4) major computer and microcomputer programs in the Directorate for Science Education. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Implementing Computing Planning in a Liberal Arts Setting.
Breslin, Richard D. – EDUCOM, 1984
Examines liberal arts commitment to computing, focusing on preparing the community for change, policy-related issues, faculty development, and relationship between academic computing and the computer center. Also considers financial support of computing a growth model relating computer support requirements for all academic programs and other…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computers, Educational Change
California's Computerized Pupil Transportation Systems.
Edwards, James C. – School Business Affairs, 1983
Traces efforts to develop a statewide plan for computerized school bus fleet operation by means of questionnaires distributed to all 58 county education offices, 7 regional data processing centers, and selected private school bus contractors and school districts. Findings indicate significant potential savings for fleets of 20 or more busses. (JBM)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Preparation for Computer Usage in Social Work: Student Consumer Variables.
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Nurius, Paula S.; And Others – Journal of Social Work Education, 1988
A survey of students in a large master's program in social work investigated student training in and experience with computers and attitudes about computer applications for human service activities. The value of the findings in curriculum planning, practica development, computer resources management, and faculty and agency involvement are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Faculty, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs