Principals' Perceptions of Computer Use in Administration and Instruction.

A study was made of: (1) computer use by administrators, teachers, and students in south Georgia public schools; (2) administrators' perceptions of the ability of new teachers to use computers; and (3) the future of computers in public schools. A questionnaire was sent to 193 schools in the 44 school districts in the Valdosta State College service area. Survey questions concerned: (1) demographic information; (2) hardware; (3) administrative uses; (4) teacher uses; (5) student uses by subject area; (6) administrators' ranking of importance of instructional uses; (7) administrators' perception of preparation of new teachers for computer use; (8) administrators' predictions of computer use in public schools; and (9) administrators' perceptions of the role of Valdosta State College in preparing teachers and administrators for computer use. Returned questionnaires were divided into three groups by school type: elementary, middle, and high. Data were compiled within each group and percentages were computed. Comparisons were made among types of schools. (RH)