How are countries responding to the challenges posed by the network society? The policy debates about technology in education have been there for some time. In some respects, it would seem that the initial policy expectations have not been met yet, but a closer analysis shows the need to reframe them in the light of changing societal needs. In particular, the whole issue of the effects of technology use on educational performance needs to be revised.

This document is about to be published as Chapter 1 in the upcoming OECD report Are the New Millennium Learners Making Their Grades? Technology Use and Educational Performance in PISA.

Reframing Policy Expectations about ICT in Education (pdf, 241 kB)