Ten years of ITEM research: analysis of WG 3.7's published work (1994-2004)

Abstract

In this paper we review articles published in the proceedings of the conferences of the IFIP Working Group 3.7 in order to classify them by the most relevant topics and to identify the main research patterns followed by the Group. We have also established the major research methodologies used by the Group to carry out its work. Finally, we end up with a brief comparison with the information systems and technologies (IS/IT) field of study with the purpose, on the one hand, of recognising common tendencies and, on the other, of diagnosing how mature is information technology for educational management (ITEM) research.