Principals' attitudes towards ICT and their perceptions about the factors that facilitate or inhibit ICT integration in primary schools of Cyprus

Journal of Information Technology Education:Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 349-369

  Papaioannou, Photos ^a   Charalambous, Kyriacos ^b  

^a Ministry of Education and Culture Limassol   (Cyprus)

^b FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Factors facilitate ICT integration; ICT integration; Primary education; Principals' attitudes

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SURVEYS;

CYPRUS; FACTORS FACILITATE ICT INTEGRATIONS; ICT INTEGRATIONS; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PRINCIPALS' ATTITUDES;

TEACHING;

EID: 84859168438     PISSN: 15479714     EISSN: 15393585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/1530     Document Type: Article

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