Teachers in the wild are pragmatic: An Integral Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives on the Integration of Technology in Teaching

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dc.contributor.advisorBohac Clarke, Veronika
dc.contributor.authorIkenouye, David
dc.contributor.committeememberEaton, Sarah
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, Andrew
dc.contributor.committeememberFriesen, Sharon
dc.contributor.committeememberDonlevy, James
dc.contributor.committeememberRedmond, Petrea
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-30T16:44:04Z
dc.date.available2017-05-30T16:44:04Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ integration of technology from multiple perspectives to gain a rich and contextualized understanding of how they genuinely use technology in the classroom. Four research questions were addressed in this study; (a) What influence does technology infrastructure have on teachers using technology? (b) What do teachers believe and think about technology? (c) What is the technological culture that teachers’ experience? (d) What is the influence of policies on teachers’ use of technology? Wilber’s Integral methodological pluralism was used as a framework to orient the study, to organize the research questions and to provide the conceptual framework for the research methodology. Teachers experience a lack of access to technology which proved to be a barrier to most. However, teachers with mature understanding of technology enabled student knowledge creation, successfully overcame these barriers. Teachers must navigate the changing technology connected classroom culture for students to experience academic success. Teachers struggle with policies that make the technology program of studies vague and without specific outcomes. However, a ministerial focus on technology to support the communication and creation of knowledge by students rather than on supporting teaching, encourages the development of mature technology integration.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIkenouye, D. (2017). Teachers in the wild are pragmatic: An Integral Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives on the Integration of Technology in Teaching (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27983en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27983
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3842
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Curriculum and Instruction
dc.subjectEducation--Technology
dc.subject.othertechnology
dc.subject.otherintegration
dc.subject.othercurriculum
dc.subject.otherintegral
dc.subject.othermethodological
dc.subject.otherpluralism
dc.subject.otherIMP
dc.titleTeachers in the wild are pragmatic: An Integral Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives on the Integration of Technology in Teaching
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education (EdD)
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