The Dynamic Roots of School Leaders’ Twitter Use A Structurational Perspective on Technology Use

• Published in: Journal of school leadership Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 837 - 864
• Main Authors: Cho, Vincent, Rangel, Virginia Snodgrass
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2016; Sage Publications, Inc
• Subjects: Administrator Attitudes; Educational aspects; Management Development; Principals; School administrators; Social aspects; Social Media; Social Theories; Structuration theory; Technology application; Technology Uses in Education; Use Studies; Users (Information); Canada; United States; Principals; Structuration Theory; Social Media; Technology

Some postulate that social media tools, such as Twitter, might be used to support educator professional learning. Drawing upon interviews and tweets from 17 school administrators, this study examined the factors and consequences of administrators’ Twitter use. It finds that administrators’ understan...