خلاصة:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of information technology and
information system in strategies for equal educational opportunities, which was done in a
survey method. The statistical population consisted of all employees of education departments
in Tehran province. The sample size was 361 according to the Georgian and Morgan sample
size determination table, which was increased to 400 to reduce the error. The sampling
method was cluster sampling. Researcher-made questionnaires of information technology and
equal educational opportunities were used to measure research variables. The validity of the
questionnaires was confirmed by professors and experts and the reliability of the
questionnaires was assessed by a preliminary test. Reliability was obtained using Cronbach's
alpha test for information technology equal to 0.81 and for equal opportunity educational
questionnaire equal to 0.89. Data analysis was performed based on statistical data with SPSS
software. Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to determine the correlation of research
variables. Multivariate regression was used to evaluate the effect of variables as well as the
prediction test. The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between
the use of information technology and the development of equal educational opportunities in
education in Tehran province. There is a positive and significant relationship between the use
of information technology and maximization, equalization and elitism in education in
Mazandaran province. Also, access to information resources and educational materials,
distance education and visual display of course content are 43% effective in expanding equal
educational opportunities in the province. In the meantime, the effect of visual display of
course content is greater. Also, the results of the agreement table showed that schools located
in the west of the province are in a better position in terms of development and growth of
equal educational opportunities than areas located in the east and center of Tehran province.