Effect of Principal's Technology Leadership on Teacher's Technology Integration

Autor/inn/en	A'mar, Fadia; Eleyan, Derar
Titel	Effect of Principal's Technology Leadership on Teacher's Technology Integration
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 15 (2022) 1, S.781-798 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Principals; Leadership Styles; Technology Integration; Educational Technology; Teacher Behavior; Leadership Responsibility; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Gender Differences; Teaching Experience; Foreign Countries; Public Schools; Professional Development; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Führungsstil; Unterrichtsmedien; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Palästina
Abstract	Technology has changed the way people live. The role of school leadership, teaching approaches, and school innovation have also changed in the industrial era 4.0 due to advanced technology such as Artificial Intelligence and the internet. Moreover, the challenges facing school administrators today different than their predecessors, since many factors influence the integration of technology in schools some of these are lack of ICT training, teachers 'competence in ICT, and access to ICT resources. Considering Leadership is the key agent in the effective implementation of technology in schools. This research aimed to investigate the influence of principals' technology leadership and professional development on teacher's technology integration with gender and experience as moderation variables. In this cross-sectional survey, random sampling was carried out to select 442 principals and 953 teachers from Palestinian public schools. Two different questionnaires were used the first one was based on National Education Technology Standards-Administrator, NETS-A (2014) and Survey of Technology Experiences for school principals while the second instrument is Learning with ICT: Measuring ICT Use in the Curriculum for the teachers. Numerical data were analyzed quantitatively using two software the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS Version 23.0 and Smart PLS. The finding showed that the levels of Technology Leadership of the five constructs (systemic improvement, visionary leadership, excellence in professional practice, digital age learning culture, and digital citizenship), professional development and teacher's technology integration were at high levels. Based on the results of the data analyses there is a positive significant relationship between the five constructs of technology leadership and professional development with teacher's technology integration in the Palestinian public schools in the west bank. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Gate Association for Teaching and Education. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://e-iji.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01