Barriers to the Effective Use of Technology Integration in Social Studies Education

Autor/inn/en	Tarman, Bulent; Kilinc, Emin; Aydin, Hasan
Titel	Barriers to the Effective Use of Technology Integration in Social Studies Education
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 19 (2019) 4 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-5804
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Technology Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Social Studies; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Access to Computers; Internet; Faculty Development; Gender Differences; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Gemeinschaftskunde; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Türkei
Abstract	Information and communication technology has been accepted as a powerful tool that transforms education. The emergence of new and innovative uses of technology provides new approaches to social studies teaching. Many governments have invested vast amounts of money to enhance schools with technology and provide them with Internet access to encourage teachers to use these new approaches. However, numerous barriers still need to be considered carefully when technology is used for teaching and learning purposes. This study investigates the views of Turkish social studies teachers about barriers for technology integration into the teaching-learning process. The authors applied a quantitative survey model and administered a 34-item survey to 171 social studies teachers in Turkey. The findings indicated that the most highly identified barriers were mainly external obstacles, such as a lack of technology, restricted Internet access, and a lack of administrative and technical support. Moreover, findings showed no statistical difference between female and male teachers' perceived barriers, while they found a statistically significant difference between teachers who attended technology-related professional development and those who did not. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01