Differences in Views of School Principals and Teachers Regarding Technology Integration

Autor/inn/en	Claro, Magdalena; Nussbaum, Miguel; López, Ximena; Contardo, Victoria
Titel	Differences in Views of School Principals and Teachers Regarding Technology Integration
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 20 (2017) 3, S.42-53 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Principals; Teachers; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Case Studies; Technology Integration; Teaching Methods; Laptop Computers; Computer Uses in Education; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Elementary Schools; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Computernutzung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule
Abstract	This paper studies the similarities and differences among the views of school principals and teachers regarding a mobile computer lab (MCL) initiative implemented in 1,591 public schools in Chile. It also characterizes the aspects in which their views diverge. A mixed methods study was carried out in two stages: first, a quantitative stage, where a self-administered (web-based) questionnaire was sent to the schools; and second, a qualitative stage, where a case study was conducted with three schools. The results show a greater convergence of the teachers' and school principals' views regarding the contribution of ICT resources to teaching, with more divergence when it comes to the implementation process. More specifically, these differences were related to two points: (1) how appropriate the conditions were for using and learning how to use the new resources within the context of the school, and (2) who should be held accountable for integrating ICT resources within the school organization. Furthermore, the qualitative results revealed that school principals only had vague information on the pedagogical integration of the MCLs in their schools. These findings suggest that in order to have more effective technology integration processes in schools, a closer presence of school leaders in the teachers' everyday pedagogical activities is required. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01