ERIC Number: EJ814116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
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A Survey on ICT Usage and the Perceptions of Social Studies Teachers in Turkey
Gulbahar, Yasemin; Guven, Ismail
Educational Technology & Society, v11 n3 p37-51 2008
Turkey has been undertaking many projects to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sources into practice in the teaching-learning process in educational institutions. This research study sheds light on the use of ICT tools in primary schools in the social studies subject area, by considering various variables which affect the success of the implementation of the use of these tools. A survey was completed by 326 teachers who teach fourth and fifth grade at primary level. The results showed that although teachers are willing to use ICT resources and are aware of the existing potential, they are facing problems in relation to accessibility to ICT resources and lack of in-service training opportunities. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Technology Integration, Teacher Surveys, Inservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Information
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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