ERIC Number: EJ1365606
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
EISSN: EISSN-2381-3121
Stepping-Up Technology Implementation--How Does It Happen?
Anya S. Evmenova; Kelley S. Regan; Michelle Schladant; Tracey E. Hall; Jay Buzhardt; Karen A. Erickson; Jun Ai; Christina Sudduth; Terry Jackson
Journal of Special Education Technology, v38 n1 p61-74 Mar 2023
While technology-based interventions enhance instruction and improve outcomes for students with disabilities, implementing and integrating technology in authentic learning environments continues to be a challenge. Based on the experiences of a variety of Stepping-Up Technology Implementation projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, this mixed-methods study explored the essential factors for the successful implementation of technology-based interventions in K-12 schools and early childhood programs. Based on the qualitative analysis of projects' implementation reports and responses to the follow-up questionnaire, four major themes emerged. The barriers and facilitators to technology implementation were reported across such areas as (a) developing and sustaining buy-in, (b) ensuring implementation fidelity to support the intervention, (c) research-to-practice dilemmas, and (d) data serving multiple purposes. The discussion and practical implications for supporting technology implementation are provided.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intervention, Technology Integration, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Barriers, Educational Technology, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS)
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