Predicting Finnish subject-teachers' ICT use in Home Economics based on teacher- and school-level factors

• Published in: Education Inquiry Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 73 - 93
• Main Authors: Sundqvist, Karin, Korhonen, Johan, Eklund, Gunilla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Umea Routledge 2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Family and Consumer Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers; Foreign Countries; Home economics; home economics teachers; ICT use in education; Institutional Characteristics; Learning; Lesson Plans; path model analysis; Predictor Variables; secondary education; Secondary School Teachers; Structural equation modeling; structural equation modelling; Structural Equation Models; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Teachers; Technological Literacy; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Finland

This survey-based study (N = 161) investigates the direct and indirect effects of teacher- and school-level factors on subject-teachers' use of ICT in Home Economics (HE). Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesised relationships between perceived usefulness of ICT in Home E...