The Assimilation of a Computerized Pedagogical Management System (CPMS) in Israel

Abstract

"This article discusses the assimilation process of a Computerized Pedagogical Management System (CPMS), which was developed in Israel in 2006 by Hameiri, and since then has been integrated into 1,680 Jewish and Arab schools throughout the country. It was developed in the aim of utilizing the computer and internet infrastructure to process, report and use real time relevant data to carry out management tasks and data presentation by school principals and staff and to improve school effectiveness. This research seeks to examine the culture’s impact on the assimilation of the CPMS leading to educational change process, relevant to the 21st century. The Participants (N=96) were teachers, coordinators, and principals, 39 from the Arab society and 57 from the Jewish society. The study findings indicate that the extent of assimilation of the CPMS vary between Arab and Jewish schools, with the Arab educational staff reporting a greater degree of assimilation. There is also a greater degree of assimilation in the schools supervised by the Ministry of Education, than in the schools of the Ministry of Labor. At the practical level, the study indicates a need to strengthen the assimilation of CPMS in schools supervised by the Ministry of Labor. Training programs and technological support are needed so they may benefit from this system. Training the parents in all schools - both Jewish and Arab, on the value of CPMS, which provides real-time updates on their child's educational development, and how to use this system is of particular importance."