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The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education

Ever-changing educational technology brings new challenges and opportunities in higher education. To keep up with the trends of the digital era when technology integration is emphasized as one key feature, university leaders should take technology-related responsibilities on motivating and cooperati...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yuting, Adams, Donnie, Lee, Kenny Cheah Soon
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Published: Springer 2022
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spelling my.um.eprints.414672023-09-25T02:46:27Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/41467/ The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education Zhang, Yuting Adams, Donnie Lee, Kenny Cheah Soon L Education (General) Ever-changing educational technology brings new challenges and opportunities in higher education. To keep up with the trends of the digital era when technology integration is emphasized as one key feature, university leaders should take technology-related responsibilities on motivating and cooperating with teachers to achieve effective technology integration. However, existing explorations mainly discussed the effects of technology leaders on organizational effectiveness or students' learning outcomes. This study applies descriptive-correlational design to investigate the relationship between university leaders' and teachers' technological behaviors and practices. Quantitative data was collected from a Likert questionnaire of 298 teachers in a public university in China and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated a significant direct relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency, all five dimensions of technology leadership showed significant positive effects on teachers. Also, implications and suggestions for current practices and future studies are presented. Springer 2022-08 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Yuting and Adams, Donnie and Lee, Kenny Cheah Soon (2022) The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education. Education and Information Technologies, 27 (7). pp. 10285-10307. ISSN 1360-2357, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11037-0 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11037-0>. 10.1007/s10639-022-11037-0
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Zhang, Yuting
Adams, Donnie
Lee, Kenny Cheah Soon
The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
description Ever-changing educational technology brings new challenges and opportunities in higher education. To keep up with the trends of the digital era when technology integration is emphasized as one key feature, university leaders should take technology-related responsibilities on motivating and cooperating with teachers to achieve effective technology integration. However, existing explorations mainly discussed the effects of technology leaders on organizational effectiveness or students' learning outcomes. This study applies descriptive-correlational design to investigate the relationship between university leaders' and teachers' technological behaviors and practices. Quantitative data was collected from a Likert questionnaire of 298 teachers in a public university in China and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated a significant direct relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency, all five dimensions of technology leadership showed significant positive effects on teachers. Also, implications and suggestions for current practices and future studies are presented.
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author Zhang, Yuting
Adams, Donnie
Lee, Kenny Cheah Soon
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title The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
title_short The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
title_full The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
title_fullStr The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between technology leadership and teacher ICT competency in higher education
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