Author : Daniel R. Wilson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Book Synopsis Principals' Actions for Influencing Technology Integration Within Small City School Districts by : Daniel R. Wilson
Download or read book Principals' Actions for Influencing Technology Integration Within Small City School Districts written by Daniel R. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States federal government believes that "technology can be a powerful tool for transforming learning" (U.S. Department of Education, 2017, p. 1 ). The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the beliefs and actions of high school principals regarding technology integration using Bolman and Deal's Four Frames (Structural, Human Resources, Political, and Symbolic) and how these beliefs and actions encourage and support faculty in the integration of this technology. Interviews of teachers will explore the level of technologyintegration, defined through TIM as entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation (Florida Center for Instructional Technology, 2005) as well as their observations of the actions taken by their principal that encouraged them to integrate technology. Data was collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews conducted with high school principals as well as a focus group of teachers to get insight about their beliefs and actions regarding technology integration in an effort to answer the following four research questions: 1. What are the beliefs of high school principals on technology integration to support active engagement for urban learners? 2. What are the teachers' understandings about the value of integration of technology to support active engagement for urban learners? 3. Is there evidence that the level of classroom technology integration is influenced when one (or more) of Bolman and Deal's Four Frames are used? 4. Which quadrant(s) of the Four Frames (Bolman and Deal) do high school principals use most frequently to increase the "level of technology integration?" a. Do high school principals deliberately choose one (or more) of the 4 frames to encourage technology integration in classrooms? The findings suggested that technology is a tool that must be used productively to engage urban students with the lesson. This study also demonstrates that the teaching staff feels that technology can be used to motivate the students to be engaged in the lesson. When principals are planning a technology initiative within their building, this study suggests that principals used multiply frames to influence and support their staff through the process. Furthermore, this study made recommendations for policy, practices and future studies that will provide educators, administrators and stakeholders with the opportunities to examine their current practices to create and sustain a technology initiative to support student achievement.