Open AccessTechnological Leadership Behavior Of High School Headteachers In Asir Region, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mofareh Alkrdem
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2158-0987
pISSN - 2158-0979
DOI - 10.19030/jier.v10i2.8510
Subject(s) - educational leadership , survey research , psychology , multimethodology , medical education , pedagogy , applied psychology , medicine
The purpose of this study is to examine the technological leadership behaviors of Saudi Arabian high school regarding the supply and use of educational technologies based on the educational technology standards developed and approved for school headteachers in many countries. The study was carried out with 135 high school headteachers. In the study, the survey research design was used, and the research data were collected via a questionnaire. For the analysis of the data, ANOVA and t-tests were applied. The results indicated that the headteachers generally demonstrated a high level of technological leadership behavior, in general, in providing and using of educational technologies. In addition, the technological leadership behavior of the headteachers did not differ with respect to their gender, study field, level of education, and their experience in leadership.