this volume presents findings and insights from contemporary thinking and research on the application of information technology in educational management. management of education in the information age: the role of ict analyses the ways in which information and communication technology (ict) has been used, across a range of educational institutions, to support various aspects of educational management. the contents are organized into five sections: -ict for managing student learning; -ict for managing educational institutions; -the management of e-learning; -ict training for educational professionals; -reports from discussion groups. management of education in the information age: the role of ict contains peer-reviewed papers selected from the proceedings of the fifth international working conference on information technology in educational management (item 2002), which was sponsored by the international federation for information processing (ifip) and held in helsinki, finland in august 2002. it is the latest in a series of books produced by ifip working group 3.7 - information technology in educational management (item). this volume will be of interest to a wide range of educational professionals including teachers, middle and senior managers in all levels of education; researchers, system designers and all those concerned with educational management including policy makers and academics.