Computerised school information systems usage in an emerging country - Uganda

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 170, Issue , 2005, Pages 81-97

  Bisaso, Ronald ^a   Visscher, Adrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computerised school information systems (CISs); Information technology in educational management (ITEM); Management of schools; School processes

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MANAGERS;

COMPUTER EQUIPMENTS; COMPUTERISED SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CISS); DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS USAGE; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84902499710     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-24045-4_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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