Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Education (Ed.D.)
Department
Administrative and Instructional Leadership
First Advisor
Erin M Fahle
Second Advisor
Mary Ellen Freeley
Third Advisor
James Campbell
Abstract
One of the biggest problems facing principals as instructional technology use continues to grow is that most principals are inadequately prepared to become technology leaders, due to both a lack of training and a lack of guidance on how to effectively support teachers as they integrate technology into their classrooms. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship the Pillars of Digital Leadership, one proposed definition of an effective technology leader, and technology use in the classroom.
Participants in this study will be secondary principals and teachers from three Suffolk County school districts in Long Island, New York. Principals received the Principal Leadership Survey, which determined the level of alignment between their actions and values and the Pillars of Digital Leadership. Teachers received the Instructional Technology Outcomes survey, which determined the frequency and type of technology use in their classroom. Teacher technology use was separated into three distinct categories: administrative and management tasks, planning and delivery of instruction, and student use. Both surveys were designed specifically for use in this study and reviewed by local experts.
The results of this study found that the Pillars of Digital Leadership did not predict teacher technology use in any category.
Recommended Citation
Lander, Justin, "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRINCIPALS’ PILLARS OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP ALIGNED VALUES AND ACTIONS AND TEACHER TECHNOLOGY USE" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 90.
https://scholar.stjohns.edu/theses_dissertations/90