Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Date

2020

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education

Department

Education

Committee Chair

Craig Shepherd

Committee Member

J. Helen Perkins

Committee Member

Andrew Tawfik

Committee Member

Annette Cornelius

Abstract

Research has indicated that more schools have increased their efforts to transform traditional classrooms into innovative 21st century learning environments. Some schools have even gone as far as implementing one-to-one digital learning environments. However, technology integration in education has been a slow transformational process, and studies have demonstrated that there are numerous barriers educators encounter along the way. The purpose of this study was to examine the first- and second-order barriers to Educational and Communication Technologies (ECTs) teachers???? experience in a 1:1 middle school learning environment. The perspectives of middle school educators who participated in this research study were examined. The research questions were used to determine the presence of first- and second-order barriers and to what degree there was a relative difference regarding teacher demographics and first- and second-order barriers to ECTs in 1:1 digital environments. In this descriptive, comparative research design, quantitative data was collected through an online survey, Barriers to Technology Integration. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and MANOVA analysis. Through the analysis of data, it was determined that there were no statistically significant differences in teacher demographics (teacher age group, years of teaching experience, and level of education) relative to the first- and second-order barriers regarding 1:1 technology integration. The means from the descriptive statistics suggested a low to moderate presence of first- and second-order barriers. The findings of this research study not only support the literature on first and second-order barriers to technology integration but also support the need for more longitudinal studies in middle school research and technology integration.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest

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