| PDK/Gallup Poll: Public Support for Ed-Tech Growing |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| A recent poll that appears to show negative public sentiment toward teachers' unions has also shown a growing approval of, and desire for, technology integration in education. Yet after analyzing the annual poll from educators' association Phi Delta Kappa and polling firm Gallup, it would appear that the public's ideas about the reasons for technology use are misguided, at least compared with why ed-tech advocates say it's important. While technology has been pushed as method both to individualize student instruction and cut other educational costs, a quarter of about 1,000 respondents aged 18 and older opposed increased ed-tech investment, an increase of 10 percent from a 2000 poll. And nearly three in five respondents opposed an educational model that allowed students to work remotely on computers and spend more time outside of brick-and-mortar campuses. |
| Source: Education Week (USA) | Published: August 18th, 2011 |
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