Educational institutions in which administrators, managers and teachers will be working in the late 1990's will be far different from those oftoday. Schools, which until recently were lagging behind in the implementation of information technology (IT) in their administration and management, are now attempting to close the gap. A massive and rapid computerization process in schools, school districts and throughout the other Ievels of the educational system, including universities, has made computers an integral part of the educational management scene. A computer on the desk of every educational management statT might become a reality in the near future. The term "IT" includes three main components: hardware, software - mainly management information systems (MIS)/decision support systems (DSS) and human factors. Presently, successful implementation depends on adequate software and on human factors. MIS/DSSs are being implemented with the aim of providing meaningful support for school employees in their daily activities, and to improve their performance, etfectiveness and efficiency. Much like at universities, usable and accessible school databases are being established, encompassing data on students, teachers, employees, classrooms, grade Ievels, courses, student achievements and behavior, school space, curriculum, finance, inventory, transportation, etc.

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Ben-Zion Barta is with Bar-Code Computers Ltd., Israel

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1 Maximizing the potential of information technology for management: strategies for interfacing the technical core of education.- 2 Information technology assimilation in schools: a theoretical and practical framework.- 3 Computer assisted school administration and management: where are we and where should we go?.- 4 The use of task analysis and user acceptability audits in implementing information technology systems in schools.- 5 Managing change in ITEM.- 6 ISE information systems in education.- 7 Case study of the Information Systems Strategy (ISS) of the Hong Kong Education Department.- 8 Computer-aided school management in North-Rhine Westphalia: The Kaufmaennische Schulen (College of Commerce) in Ahaus.- 9 The development of computer assisted school administration in New Zealand: a case study.- 10 School management information system authority in Israel.- 11 The development of ITEM in England and Wales.- 12 Information technology in educational management of Nepal.- 13 Information technology and the management of Victorian schools providing flexibility or enabling better central control?.- 14 State of the art in information technology in educational management in the Czech Republic.- 15 Interactive voice response more power to students.- 16 CASMAC a co-operative approach to university administrative computing.- 17 DUX: a remote-access on-line information system.- 18 The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre: an example of a cooperative system using state of the art technologies.- 19 Contribution of the information technology/information systems to human resources management in the university.- 20 Sheshet decision support system for guidance and placement of enrolling high school students.- 21 Geographic information and schoolfacility planning.- 22 Interactive simulation for planning, coordination and control: mathematical decision support systems in education.- 23 Computerized support in decision-making processes in Israeli schools.- 24 Information technology and the management of instructional programs: meeting the challenge of curriculum-time compression in schools.- 25 Schedule planning by using genetic algorithms for developing educational materials and curricula.- 26 The use of information technology in educational counselling: applications for high school counselors.- 27 Having an assistant makes better teaching.- 28 Educational management in Israeli elementary schools.- 29 Education management information technology and school autonomy.- 30 The computer as decision making tool in the Junior High School.- 31 Educational resource management with a human interface.- 32 Information technology in educational systems: Where are we? Where are we going?.- 33 Introduction of IT in school management: approaches, preparation human and political aspects.- 34 ITEM as a catalyst for school reform.- 35 Pedagogical decision making in a computerized school environment.- 36 Telecommunications in educational administration and management of learning in higher education.- Index of contributors.- Keyword index.