For 62 of 115 Central Ohio secondary agriculture teachers surveyed, 3 factors accounted for 54 percent of variance in attitudes toward microcomputers: their educational value for inservice education, confidence in their use, and apprehension about their use. (SK)

This document outlines the computer education plan for a school district in Ohio. The district's philosophy and goals and the philosophy toward computer education are presented first. Listed are student goals and objectives for K-12, staff goals and objectives, student access to computers, and the student sequence of program scope, with objectives…

Analysis of data from 244 of a sample of 350 Ohio secondary vocational teachers showed that 2 factors explained 44% of the variance in attitudes toward using microcomputers in inservice education: belief in the educational value of computers and confidence in their use. Inservice teacher education could be enhanced by reinforcing confidence and…

A survey instrument was designed and administered to obtain a broad base of information concerning the presence of computers and computer literacy classes in public libraries in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota. The results indicate that 50.8% of the 100 libraries that responded to the survey (80.6% of the original random sample) have public…

A study explained the state-of-the-art uses of computers in vocational education in Ohio. During the study, assistant directors in the division of vocational education were asked to identify state-of-the-art uses of computers in schools and program service areas based on criteria for vocational computer and microcomputer literacy within the areas…