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Computer use by secondary school principals

The purpose of this study was firstly to identify the extent to which Iranian secondary school principals used computers and secondly to explore the relationship between a number of variables related to the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Findings indicated that four factors...

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Main Authors: Afshari, Mojgan, Abu Bakar, Kamariah, Wong, Su Luan, Afshari, Marjan, Foo, Say Fooi, Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University, Sakarya 2010
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spelling my.upm.eprints.137412018-08-14T07:12:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13741/ Computer use by secondary school principals Afshari, Mojgan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Wong, Su Luan Afshari, Marjan Foo, Say Fooi Abu Samah, Bahaman The purpose of this study was firstly to identify the extent to which Iranian secondary school principals used computers and secondly to explore the relationship between a number of variables related to the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Findings indicated that four factors played a role in explaining the level of computer use by principals. These factors included high level of computer access, strong perceptions of the attributes of ICT, high level of computer competence, as well as the high level of transformational leadership behaviors, all contributed significantly to the level of computer use by principals. All four constructs are equally important but have varying impacts on computer use. Therefore, all four constructs should be viewed in an integrated manner in accordance to the conceptual model proposed in this study. Sakarya University, Sakarya 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13741/1/Computer%20use%20by%20secondary%20school%20principals.pdf Afshari, Mojgan and Abu Bakar, Kamariah and Wong, Su Luan and Afshari, Marjan and Foo, Say Fooi and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2010) Computer use by secondary school principals. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 9 (3). pp. 8-25. ISSN 1303-6521 http://www.tojet.net/
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description The purpose of this study was firstly to identify the extent to which Iranian secondary school principals used computers and secondly to explore the relationship between a number of variables related to the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Findings indicated that four factors played a role in explaining the level of computer use by principals. These factors included high level of computer access, strong perceptions of the attributes of ICT, high level of computer competence, as well as the high level of transformational leadership behaviors, all contributed significantly to the level of computer use by principals. All four constructs are equally important but have varying impacts on computer use. Therefore, all four constructs should be viewed in an integrated manner in accordance to the conceptual model proposed in this study.
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author Afshari, Mojgan
Abu Bakar, Kamariah
Wong, Su Luan
Afshari, Marjan
Foo, Say Fooi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
spellingShingle Afshari, Mojgan
Abu Bakar, Kamariah
Wong, Su Luan
Afshari, Marjan
Foo, Say Fooi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Computer use by secondary school principals
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Abu Bakar, Kamariah
Wong, Su Luan
Afshari, Marjan
Foo, Say Fooi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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title Computer use by secondary school principals
title_short Computer use by secondary school principals
title_full Computer use by secondary school principals
title_fullStr Computer use by secondary school principals
title_full_unstemmed Computer use by secondary school principals
title_sort computer use by secondary school principals
publisher Sakarya University, Sakarya
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13741/1/Computer%20use%20by%20secondary%20school%20principals.pdf
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