Beginning the Change Process: Teacher Stages of Concern and Levels of Internet Use in Curriculum Design and Delivery in One Middle and High School Setting

• Main Authors: Snider, Sharla L, Gershner, Vera T
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.1999
• Subjects: Attitude Change; Behavior Change; Computer Attitudes; Computer Uses in Education; Curriculum Development; Educational Technology; High Schools; Instructional Design; Instructional Innovation; Internet; Listservs; Middle Schools; Research Design; Rural Areas; Stages of Concern; Stages of Concern Questionnaire; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Behavior; Teacher Surveys; Technology Integration; Technology Utilization; Texas; Use Studies; Texas

This progress report delineates processes and procedures in assessing changes in teacher attitudes and behaviors as they utilize the Internet for the first time in curriculum development and delivery. The setting is a north Texas rural district serving 1,320 students. The sample included 66 teachers in the middle school and high school. Quantitative data on the Stages of Concern Questionnaire were elicited electronically at three checkpoints during the semester (January, March, and May). Quantitative data on the Levels of Use were elicited in face-to-face interviews at the same three checkpoints. Concurrently, all teacher participated in a project listserv which provided structure for professional colloquy and qualitative data for analysis. The model provides a framework for the study of change processes relating to various innovation configurations. (Author/MES)