Robotics and information technologies in education: four countries from Alpe-Adria-Danube Region survey

• Published in: International journal of technology and design education Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 749 - 771
• Main Authors: Musić, Josip, Bonković, Mirjana, Kružić, Stanko, Marasović, Tea, Papić, Vladan, Kostova, Snezhana, Dimitrova, Maya, Saeva, Svetoslava, Zamfirov, Milen, Kaburlasos, Vassilis, Vrochidou, Eleni, Papakostas, George, Pachidis, Theodore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Attitudes; Education; Educational Innovation; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Information Technology; Learning and Instruction; Parent Attitudes; Robotics; Science Education; Stakeholders; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Well Being; Greece; Bulgaria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Survey; ICT; IT; Stakeholders; Education; Robotics
• ISSN: 0957-7572; 1573-1804
• DOI: 10.1007/s10798-020-09631-9

This paper presents the results of the survey that was conducted during 2018 in four countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The survey is a part of activities within the project “Increasing the well being of the population by RObotic and ICT based iNNovative education” (RONNI), funded by the Danube Strategic Project Fund (DSPF). The survey included two target groups: the teachers/experts and the parents; and the corresponding questionnaires (QR) were delivered to schools in each of the participating countries. A total of 428 subjects participated in the survey (231 parents and 197 teachers/experts). Seven hypotheses related to stakeholders attitudes and opinions were formed and tested in the work, showing highly favorable sentiment toward inclusion of robotics and information technology (IT) in the classroom but with some exceptions. The conclusions drawn, based on the analysis of the results, can be used for proposing strategies and methodologies aimed at boosting inclusion of IT in the teaching process, transferable across the regions to support effective learning as well as to identify possible problems with their implementation in relation to attitudes of stakeholders: teachers and parents.