ERIC Number: EJ1251803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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Building the Role of ICT Coordinators in Primary Schools: A Typology Based on Task Prioritisation
British Journal of Educational Technology, v51 n3 p835-852 May 2020
Although the school ICT coordinator's role has been institutionally defined by the Andalusian Education Administration (Spain), individual factors may be key in the emerging role-building process. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) of the priority given by coordinators to their different functions and a subsequent cluster analysis of the MDS solution were used to identify role orientations among ICT coordinators in primary schools of Andalucía (Spain). Three orientation clusters were identified: "support of ICT use in the classroom" (67.1%), "promote ICT use in the classroom" (17.8%) and "planning and maintenance of ICT equipment in the school" (15.1%). The interest in separating technical and pedagogical duties into two profiles and the perceived organisational support from the Teachers Centres (TCs) differed in the three role orientation types. Finally, strategies are suggested to reduce role ambiguity and role conflict in ICT coordinators. A clearer definition of the role would improve their leadership in ICT implementation in schools.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Telecommunications, Coordinators, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Task Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Andalusia)
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