Original scientific paper

An Examination of School Administrators’ Technology Leadership Self-Efficacy

Erhan Ünal ; Faculty of Education, Afyon Kocatepe University
Ahmet Murat Uzun ; Faculty of Education, Afyon Kocatepe University
Süleyman Karataş ; Faculty of Education, Akdeniz University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine school administrators’ technology leadership self-efficacy levels and to examine whether school administrators’ technology leadership self-efficacy levels differed in terms of school level, professional seniority and participation in IT in-service programs. The survey method design was employed for the study. The sample consisted of 320 school administrators from different educational institutions from a city in Turkey. The Technology Leadership Self-Efficacy Scale which was adapted for the Turkish culture by Hacıfazlıoğlu, Karadeniz and Dalgıç (2011) was used as a data gathering tool. The original form of the scale was developed based on the standards of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). One Way ANOVA and independent samples t-test were used as statistical methods. The analyses showed that school administrators’ technology leadership self-efficacy and sub dimensions of this self-efficacy were found to be high. The results also showed that there were significant differences in the scores of technology leadership self-efficacy and its sub dimensions according to professional seniority, participation in IT in-service programs. However, the results revealed that there was no significant difference in the technology leadership self-efficacy levels in terms of school level.

Keywords

school administrator; self-efficacy; technology leadership; technology integration

Hrčak ID:

137851

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/137851

Publication date:

31.3.2015.

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