Teachers' Perceptions: barriers and supports to using technology in the classroom. Wood, E., Mueller, J., Willoughby, T., Specht, J., & Deyoung, T. Education, Communication & Information, 5(2):183–206, July, 2005. 00074
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Fifty-four elementary and secondary school teachers participated in focus-group discussions and completed a survey to examine barriers and supports to computer integration. Although teachers used computers at home and school, they were not wholly comfortable with the technology. Familiarity with computers predicted greater comfort with technology and greater comfort was related to greater integration in the classroom. Thematic analysis of the focus groups yielded six major themes, including issues related to: support, teachers, context and access, students, computer hardware and software problems, and external or other priorities. The discussion of computer integration also inspired substantial emotional responses on the part of teachers. Together, the survey and focus-group findings yielded a framework for identifying individual and environmental issues which impact on computer integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Education, Communication & Information is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
@article{wood_teachers_2005,
	title = {Teachers' {Perceptions}: barriers and supports to using technology in the classroom},
	volume = {5},
	issn = {1463631X},
	shorttitle = {Teachers' {Perceptions}},
	doi = {10.1080/14636310500186214},
	abstract = {Fifty-four elementary and secondary school teachers participated in focus-group discussions and completed a survey to examine barriers and supports to computer integration. Although teachers used computers at home and school, they were not wholly comfortable with the technology. Familiarity with computers predicted greater comfort with technology and greater comfort was related to greater integration in the classroom. Thematic analysis of the focus groups yielded six major themes, including issues related to: support, teachers, context and access, students, computer hardware and software problems, and external or other priorities. The discussion of computer integration also inspired substantial emotional responses on the part of teachers. Together, the survey and focus-group findings yielded a framework for identifying individual and environmental issues which impact on computer integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Education, Communication \& Information is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Education, Communication \& Information},
	author = {Wood, Eileen and Mueller, Julie and Willoughby, Teena and Specht, Jacqueline and Deyoung, Ted},
	month = jul,
	year = {2005},
	note = {00074},
	keywords = {COMPUTERS, Educational Technology, FOCUS groups, INNOVATION adoption, PERCEPTION, TEACHERS},
	pages = {183--206},
}

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