The Role of Leadership in a Statewide Student Laptop Implementation

Researchers have frequently found that leadership plays a key role in the successful and effective implementation of technology in K-12 school districts (Meltzer & Sherman, 1997; Schiller, 2002; Bliss & Bliss, 2003; Anderson & Dexter, 2005). A key component of the Michigan Freedom To Lea...

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Published inI-Manager's Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 28 - 40
Main Authors E. Allen, Lee, Franceschini, Louis, L. Lowther, Deborah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nagercoil iManager Publications 15.06.2009
i-manager Publications
Subjects
Administrator Role
Computer Uses in Education
Educational Policy
Educational Technology
Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Leadership
Laptop Computers
Michigan
Mixed Methods Research
Observation
Principals
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Surveys
Teaching Methods
Michigan
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Summary:Researchers have frequently found that leadership plays a key role in the successful and effective implementation of technology in K-12 school districts (Meltzer & Sherman, 1997; Schiller, 2002; Bliss & Bliss, 2003; Anderson & Dexter, 2005). A key component of the Michigan Freedom To Learn (FTL): One-to-One Learning initiative evaluation was to obtain valid data from a rigorous and comprehensive research study to gauge the impacts of the program relative to its primary goals. An evaluative research component examining the effectiveness of leadership in FTL initiative as perceived by FTL teachers and lead teachers was added as an extension to the initial multi-year evaluation plan to examine the roles of school leadership (principals, assistant principals, or others) in relationship to the effective implementation of the FTL laptop program. This paper summarizes the 2007-2008 evaluation results of the leadership survey distributed the to Michigan Freedom to Learn (FTL) program teachers, in their effort to improve student learning and achievement in Michigan schools through the integration of laptop computers with teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms. The results obtained from the survey provided insight into the relationships between the identified leadership attributes and successful program implementation.
ISSN:0973-0559
2230-7125
DOI:10.26634/jet.6.1.208