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Publication Date: 2020-May
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Emphasizing Technology over Instruction: Adapting a 20-Year-Old Survey to Examine the Climate of K-12 Instructional Technology Leadership in Public School Districts
Edelberg, Thomas
Journal of School Leadership, v30 n3 p257-274 May 2020
Current research on computer technology integration in K-12 school classrooms indicates that student learning outcomes remain flat despite heavy investment. Examining school leadership conceptions about technology integration might reveal a way to reverse this trend. This study adapts a survey instrument from Brush and Bannon and applies it to Indiana school district superintendents. Key findings indicate respondents perceive developing technology goals and plans for a school district, providing instructional support, and integrating technology into a core curriculum are very important for instructional technology leadership, but educational experiences and credentials are less important. However, respondents from school districts with smaller student enrollments and who report having little or no knowledge of instructional technology tend to view educational experiences and credentials more highly than respondents from larger schools and who report being very knowledgeable. Implications are that superintendents tend to emphasize the technology-use aspect of instructional technology leadership over instructional proficiencies.
Descriptors: Administrator Surveys, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Elementary Secondary Education, Core Curriculum, Public Schools, School District Size, School Location, Superintendents, Knowledge Level, Technological Literacy, Work Experience, Credentials, Educational Planning, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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