This study surveyed parents of elementary students in the small Midwestern community
of Montpelier, Indiana to elicit their opinions toward the educational technology in their
children’s school and the role it plays in their education. Montpelier Elementary School (MES)
has 223 students from 161 families. A phone survey was done to which about 42% of the
parents responded to 13 questions. Questions regarding the level of satisfaction with the
different educational technology resources available to the students and their involvement in the
decision-making process to go to a one-to-one student to computer ratio were asked. A Likerttype
scale was used to measure the parents’ responses.
Of the 67 parents who responded, 36 were of low SES, while 31 were considered high
socioeconomic status. The ratio was the same ratio of low to high SES as the entire population
of families in the school. The results of the survey were tested by conducting a multivariate
analysis of variance (MANOVA) to determine if there was a significant difference in the
responses between the two groups. The evidence suggests that socioeconomic status did play a role in the opinions of the parents toward the educational technology in their children’s school
and the role it plays in their education. The data showed that for MES, there was significant
difference in the overall survey responses. There was also a significant difference in 10 of the 13
survey responses. Low SES families tended to be less satisfied with the educational technology
and less involved in the decision-making processes regarding that educational technology. / Department of Educational Studies
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/197776 |
| Date | 14 December 2013 |
| Creators | Biddle, Kevin J. |
| Contributors | Brooks, Nancy J. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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