The Key Challenges Are Facing Educational Leaders in Relation to Information and Communication Technology
A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers
A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) June 2004
Version 1, June 2004 © Becta 2004
http://www.becta.org.uk
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Becta
| A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers
A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was researched and written by Andrew Jones, Project Manager for Evidence and Dissemination in the Evidence and Educational Research Team, Becta, together with support from colleagues in the team. Becta would like to thank Professor Margaret Cox, of Kings College, London, and Peter Scrimshaw, independent consultant, for their comments and support in the production of this review.
Version 1, June 2004 © Becta 2004
http://www.becta.org.uk
page 2 of 29
Becta
| A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers
BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report brings together evidence from a range of sources on the actual and perceived barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers, as identified in a review of some of the available literature associated with teachers’ use of ICT, and also by education practitioners who took part in a small scale survey, carried out by Becta. It is published in conjunction with a companion report looking at the factors which enable teachers to make successful use of ICT (Scrimshaw, 2004). The key findings of this report are: • A very significant determinant of teachers’ levels of engagement in ICT is their level of confidence in using the technology. Teachers who have little or no confidence in using computers in their work will try to avoid them altogether. (Dawes, 2000; Larner and Timberlake, 1995; Russell and Bradley, 1997.) There is a close
A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) June 2004
Version 1, June 2004 © Becta 2004
http://www.becta.org.uk
page 1 of 29
Becta
| A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers
A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was researched and written by Andrew Jones, Project Manager for Evidence and Dissemination in the Evidence and Educational Research Team, Becta, together with support from colleagues in the team. Becta would like to thank Professor Margaret Cox, of Kings College, London, and Peter Scrimshaw, independent consultant, for their comments and support in the production of this review.
Version 1, June 2004 © Becta 2004
http://www.becta.org.uk
page 2 of 29
Becta
| A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers
BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report brings together evidence from a range of sources on the actual and perceived barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers, as identified in a review of some of the available literature associated with teachers’ use of ICT, and also by education practitioners who took part in a small scale survey, carried out by Becta. It is published in conjunction with a companion report looking at the factors which enable teachers to make successful use of ICT (Scrimshaw, 2004). The key findings of this report are: • A very significant determinant of teachers’ levels of engagement in ICT is their level of confidence in using the technology. Teachers who have little or no confidence in using computers in their work will try to avoid them altogether. (Dawes, 2000; Larner and Timberlake, 1995; Russell and Bradley, 1997.) There is a close