The role of leadership in developing a climate of technology integration in public schools

Abstract

This study tested the predictive roles of distal (leadership, training on ICT, trust, and enabling structure) and proximal variables (self-efficacy, attitudes toward technology integration, and perceived norm) in teachers' technology integration behaviors by utilizing an extended version of the Integrated Model for Behavior Prediction. The data was collected from 11,245 primary, middle, and secondary level public school teachers in Turkey. Structural equation modeling results suggest that although leadership is positioned at a distal end of the model with no direct link with technology integration, it plays an essential role through its orchestrating role in creating a conducive climate.