School leadership and Information Communication Technology.
Leadership is an important component in guiding the teaching-learning process. Principal as school leaders have a major responsibility for initiating and implementing school change through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and can facilitate complex decision to integrate it...
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| author | Afshari, Mojgan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Wong, Su Luan Abu Samah, Bahaman Foo, Say Fooi |
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| description | Leadership is an important component in guiding the teaching-learning process. Principal as school leaders have
a major responsibility for initiating and implementing school change through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and can facilitate complex decision to integrate it into learning, teaching and
school administration. Hence, educational leaders must understand, promote and implement the notion that technology integration is not about the technology; it is about focusing on the future generations and leading
teachers to a change in pedagogy. However, few studies have empirically examined computer use by principals, their perceived computer competence and their leadership style. This paper will report on these issues from an initial analysis of a baseline data gathered from 30 secondary school principals in Tehran, a large province in Iran. Findings indicate that school principals are using computers for instructional and administrative purposes
and they have moderate competency in computer applications. This paper also suggests that the idea of transformational leaders can enhance the computer use in schools. Hence, policy makers must design professional development programs, such as leadership studies, in order to teach the components of transformational leadership; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration to future administrators. |
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| spelling | upm-166262015-12-01T07:42:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16626/ School leadership and Information Communication Technology. Afshari, Mojgan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Wong, Su Luan Abu Samah, Bahaman Foo, Say Fooi Leadership is an important component in guiding the teaching-learning process. Principal as school leaders have a major responsibility for initiating and implementing school change through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and can facilitate complex decision to integrate it into learning, teaching and school administration. Hence, educational leaders must understand, promote and implement the notion that technology integration is not about the technology; it is about focusing on the future generations and leading teachers to a change in pedagogy. However, few studies have empirically examined computer use by principals, their perceived computer competence and their leadership style. This paper will report on these issues from an initial analysis of a baseline data gathered from 30 secondary school principals in Tehran, a large province in Iran. Findings indicate that school principals are using computers for instructional and administrative purposes and they have moderate competency in computer applications. This paper also suggests that the idea of transformational leaders can enhance the computer use in schools. Hence, policy makers must design professional development programs, such as leadership studies, in order to teach the components of transformational leadership; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration to future administrators. Sakarya University, Sakarya 2008-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16626/1/School%20leadership%20and%20Information%20Communication%20Technology.pdf Afshari, Mojgan and Abu Bakar, Kamariah and Wong, Su Luan and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Foo, Say Fooi (2008) School leadership and Information Communication Technology. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 7 (4). pp. 82-91. ISSN 1303-6521 School principals - Training of. Educational leadership. Information technology. English |
| spellingShingle | School principals - Training of. Educational leadership. Information technology. Afshari, Mojgan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Wong, Su Luan Abu Samah, Bahaman Foo, Say Fooi School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title | School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title_full | School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title_fullStr | School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title_full_unstemmed | School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title_short | School leadership and Information Communication Technology. |
| title_sort | school leadership and information communication technology. |
| topic | School principals - Training of. Educational leadership. Information technology. |
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