ERIC Number: ED608553
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 135
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-952092-11-4
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Teachers' Voices in One-to-One Technology Integration Professional Development Programs
Williams-Britton, Stephanie Melody
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School district administrators implement 1:1 programs into classrooms with the expectation to enhance students' academic abilities and promote 21st-century skills. The problem was pre-K-12 teachers' perceptions, practices, and professional development with the newly implemented 1:1 laptop device remained a fertile area of study. Utilizing teachers' voices in the implementation process of a 1:1 program was vital, as teachers are leading educational stakeholders integrating the devices into classroom instructions. A profusion of literature emphasized the positive impact of 1:1 technology usage in classrooms and educational stakeholders' views, but a gap in the literature concerning the paucity of research remained about teachers' voices in 1:1 programs. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was the applied theoretical framework for this study. Using the TPB, administrators may obtain answers about teachers' perspectives, practices, professional training, and how 1:1 laptops are integrated into classroom instructions to promote students' success. The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore pre-K-12 teachers' perceptions, practices, and professional development with newly implemented 1:1 laptop devices. A need for an exploration of how teachers' voices in a newly implemented 1:1 program can promote 1:1 program success prompted the study. A purposeful sampling of 14 certified teachers aided in data collection through an open-ended questionnaire, focus group, and individual face-to-face interviews. Data analysis utilized the content analysis approach to understand the data through coding and recognizing themes. Results from the study revealed teachers accepted 1:1 technologies in classrooms as necessary tools for enhancing students' academic abilities. Teachers utilized 1:1 laptop devices in different ways and expressed a need for teachers' voices, ongoing professional development, quality devices, and experienced technology support personals for the success of the implementation. [This book was edited by Ismail Sahin and Wilfried Admiraal.]
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Theories, Case Studies, School Districts, Faculty Development, Technology Integration, 21st Century Skills, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Laptop Computers, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Academic Ability, National Standards, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Administrator Attitudes
Publication Type: Books; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A