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Barriers To Reducing The Digital-Use Divide As Perceived By Middle School Principals, Robert E. Presby
Barriers To Reducing The Digital-Use Divide As Perceived By Middle School Principals, Robert E. Presby
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Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and describe the barriers to the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) to support active learning in the classroom as perceived by middle school site principals.
Methodology: The participants in this study were 16 middle school principals in Southern California. They answered interview questions about barriers to integrating ICT for active learning, strategies to reduce or eliminate the barriers, and how they determined ICT was being used for active learning.
Findings: The findings indicated that the first-order barriers of funding to provide access to ICT and limited or …