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formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education
JRTE, Volume 32, Number 3, Spring
2000
Analyses of Acceptable Use
Policies
Regarding the Internet in Selected K–12 Schools
Beverly F. Flowers and Glenda C. Rakes
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Abstract
This study examined the presence, origins,
contents, and
purposes of Internet acceptable use policies
(AUPs) in 100
selected K–12 schools in the United States.
An online
survey and a content analysis of 24 selected AUPs
were used
to provide data. Descriptive and qualitative
analysis of
the data indicated that K–12 schools are
using AUPs
to address the issues and concerns surrounding the
Internet;
most policies are developed at the district or
school level;
areas of liability, online behavior, system
integrity, and
content quality are key issues contained in AUPs;
and violation
of policies usually resulted in loss of Internet
access.
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Contributors
Dr. Beverly Flowers is currently an assistant
professor
in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at
the University
of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM), where she teaches
courses
in library science and instructional technology.
She was
formerly curriculum coordinator for the ULM
Computing Center,
where she coordinated media and technology
services for
ULM faculty, staff, and students.
Dr. Glenda Rakes, formerly a senior instructional
design
specialist with the Federal Express Corporation,
is currently
an assistant professor at ULM, teaching graduate
and undergraduate
instructional design and technology courses. She
also serves
as the university Coordinator of Instructional
Design and
Technology.
Address: Glenda C. Rakes, University of Louisiana
at Monroe,
700 University Ave., Strauss Hall 130, Monroe, LA
71209;
edgrakes@ulm.edu.
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