Impact of ICT
TURUN YLIOPISTON JULKAISUJA
ANNALES UNIVERSITATIS TURKUENSIS
SARJA - SER. B OSA - TOM. 314
HUMANIORA
The effects of ICT on school: teachers’ and students’ perspectives by Liisa Ilomäki
TURUN YLIOPISTO
Turku 2008
From the Department of Teacher Education
University of Turku
Supervisors:
Professor Erno Lehtinen
Department of Teacher Education
University of Turku, Finland
Reviewers:
Professor Robert McCormick
Department of Education
Open University, UK and Professor Jorma Enkenberg
Savonlinna Department of Teacher Education
University of Joensuu, Finland
Opponent:
Professor Robert McCormick
Department of Education
Open University, UK
ISBN 978-951-29-3683-0 (PRINT)
ISBN 978-951-29-3684-7 (PDF)
ISSN 0082-6987
Painosalama Oy – Turku, Finland 2008
ABSTRACT
The effects of ICT on school: teachers ' and students ' perspectives
Liisa Ilomäki
University of Turku
Finland
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on school from teachers’ and students’ perspectives.
The focus was on three main subject matters: on ICT use and competence, on teacher and school community, and on learning environment and teaching practices. The study is closely connected to the national educational policy which has aimed strongly at supporting the implementation of ICT in pedagogical practices at all institutional levels. The phenomena were investigated using a mixed methods approach. The qualitative data from three cases studies and the quantitative data from three statistical studies were combined. In this study, mixed methods were used to investigate the complex phenomena from various stakeholders’ points of view, and to support validation by combining different perspectives in order to give a fuller and more complete picture of the phenomena. The data were used in a complementary manner.
The results indicate that the technical resources for using ICT both at
ANNALES UNIVERSITATIS TURKUENSIS
SARJA - SER. B OSA - TOM. 314
HUMANIORA
The effects of ICT on school: teachers’ and students’ perspectives by Liisa Ilomäki
TURUN YLIOPISTO
Turku 2008
From the Department of Teacher Education
University of Turku
Supervisors:
Professor Erno Lehtinen
Department of Teacher Education
University of Turku, Finland
Reviewers:
Professor Robert McCormick
Department of Education
Open University, UK and Professor Jorma Enkenberg
Savonlinna Department of Teacher Education
University of Joensuu, Finland
Opponent:
Professor Robert McCormick
Department of Education
Open University, UK
ISBN 978-951-29-3683-0 (PRINT)
ISBN 978-951-29-3684-7 (PDF)
ISSN 0082-6987
Painosalama Oy – Turku, Finland 2008
ABSTRACT
The effects of ICT on school: teachers ' and students ' perspectives
Liisa Ilomäki
University of Turku
Finland
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on school from teachers’ and students’ perspectives.
The focus was on three main subject matters: on ICT use and competence, on teacher and school community, and on learning environment and teaching practices. The study is closely connected to the national educational policy which has aimed strongly at supporting the implementation of ICT in pedagogical practices at all institutional levels. The phenomena were investigated using a mixed methods approach. The qualitative data from three cases studies and the quantitative data from three statistical studies were combined. In this study, mixed methods were used to investigate the complex phenomena from various stakeholders’ points of view, and to support validation by combining different perspectives in order to give a fuller and more complete picture of the phenomena. The data were used in a complementary manner.
The results indicate that the technical resources for using ICT both at
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