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ERIC Number: ED623094
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 135
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-952092-11-4
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Teachers' Voices in One-to-One Technology Integration Professional Development Programs
Williams-Britton, Stephanie Melody
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science
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.]
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Publication Type: Books; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
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