Resumen

RAMIREZ ROMERO, José Luis. Information and communications technologies in education in four latin american countries. RMIE [online]. 2006, vol.11, n.28, pp.61-90. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article presents the methodological design and preliminary advances for a research project in process. The objective of the project is to document and analyze educational experiences and studies on information and communications technologies in Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico, from 1998 to 2003. The data were compiled from interviews and the analysis of documents. The article includes some preliminary results related to infrastructure and financing, policies and forms of incorporation, as well as projects and programs related to the use of information and communications technologies in education, especially in public institutions.

Palabras llave : information technologies; educational technology; educational research; Argentina; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico.