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040 _aMSU
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100 1 _aDaya, Avika
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aExploring the influence of educators' Access to and attidues towards educational technology on the use of educational technology in Johannesburg Schools /
_cAvika Daya and Sumaya Laher
264 _aPretoria:
_bUnisa Press and Routledge
_c2020-
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aAfrica Education Review
_vVolume 17, number 1,
520 _aThe South African White Paper on E-education. Transforming Learning and Teaching through Information and Communication Technologies emphasises the need to integrate educational technology (Et) in classrooms. Yet, the situation in practice indicates that effective integration has not occurred. This article reports on a study that used a quantitative, cross-sectional design to explore the role of educators’ access and attitudes towards ET in understanding the use and integration of Et in classrooms. Hence, a convenience sample of 119 educators from schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, completed a questionnaire consisting of a demographics section, the Attitudes towards computer Scale (AtcS), and the Information and communication technology Survey (IctS). The results were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regressions. From the results it was evident that educators had differential access to Et at school and at home. Generally, the educators reported positive attitudes to Et particularly as it pertained to the usefulness of Et in the classroom. Furthermore, the results indicated that educators’ access and attitudes significantly predicted their use and integration of Et in classrooms. Differential patterns of use and integration were found across teaching and learning, lesson planning, communication with parents and learners and personal communication. The findings suggest that interventions to improve the uptake of ET should consider access and attitudes as core constructs which influence Et use and integration
650 0 _aAttitudes
_xAccess
650 0 _aCommunication
_xEdicational technology
650 0 _aIntergration
_xLesson planning
700 1 _aLaher, Sumaya
_eauthor
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2018.1490154
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999 _c157068
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