Volume 27, Issue 1, October 2016, Pages 155–163
Nazir Ahmed Jogezai1, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohmmad Ismail2, and Fozia Ahmed3
1 PhD Scholar, School of Educational Studies, University Sains, Malaysia
2 Deputy Dean Academics, School of Educational Studies, University Sains, Malaysia
3 Freelance Consultant, Pakistan
Original language: English
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The study figure outs perceptions of secondary school head teachers in ICT integration in enhancing pedagogies in Pakistan with focus on Balochistan Province. This was a qualitative study with having twelve head teachers as research participants while interviews, informal talks and focused group discussion were used as data collection tools. It is observed from the findings that most of the head teachers had positive perceptions about integration of ICTs into day to day teaching and learning practices. In addition the head teachers although revealed many hindrances in the way of integration of ICT into teaching and learning practices but there existed a significant optimistic approach, at the end of schools’ head teachers, for having considered many enablers for promoting ICT integration for improved pedagogical practices at schools. Their effective leadership role was found to be the man enabler in this regard.
Author Keywords: ICT, Head teacher, Perceptions, ICT integration.
Nazir Ahmed Jogezai1, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohmmad Ismail2, and Fozia Ahmed3
1 PhD Scholar, School of Educational Studies, University Sains, Malaysia
2 Deputy Dean Academics, School of Educational Studies, University Sains, Malaysia
3 Freelance Consultant, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The study figure outs perceptions of secondary school head teachers in ICT integration in enhancing pedagogies in Pakistan with focus on Balochistan Province. This was a qualitative study with having twelve head teachers as research participants while interviews, informal talks and focused group discussion were used as data collection tools. It is observed from the findings that most of the head teachers had positive perceptions about integration of ICTs into day to day teaching and learning practices. In addition the head teachers although revealed many hindrances in the way of integration of ICT into teaching and learning practices but there existed a significant optimistic approach, at the end of schools’ head teachers, for having considered many enablers for promoting ICT integration for improved pedagogical practices at schools. Their effective leadership role was found to be the man enabler in this regard.
Author Keywords: ICT, Head teacher, Perceptions, ICT integration.
How to Cite this Article
Nazir Ahmed Jogezai, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohmmad Ismail, and Fozia Ahmed, “ICT integration & the role of school leadership: perceptions of head teachers of secondary schools in Quetta Pakistan,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 155–163, October 2016.
