Exploring Portuguese preschool educators' attitudes and practices on information and communication technology (ICT)

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dc.authoridFernandes, Preciosa/0000-0002-4318-3308
dc.authoridMonteiro, Angelica/0000-0002-1369-3462
dc.authoridCanaslan Akyar, Begum/0000-0002-9032-6631
dc.contributor.authorAkyar, Begum Canaslan
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Preciosa
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:27:37Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTarsus Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to explore preschool educators' attitudes towards to information and communication technology (ICT), its factors and implementation of ICT tools in preschool education by the educators. To this end, a mixed-method research approach was applied, comprising qualitative and quantitative data, collected using survey and field observation. The data, gathered from 58 preschool educators from the north of Portugal, were analysed by SPSS and the qualitative data gathered by five classroom observations analysed by thematic analysis method. Findings indicated that preschool educators have positive attitudes towards ICT integration in education regardless of age, years of teaching experience and attending professional course predictors. Additionally, educators use ICT tools as materials to enhance classroom activities, engage children, and conduct research with them. The results of this study reveal that preschool educators hold positive attitudes toward ICT and actively implement activities using ICT. However, educators are still the main users of ICT in the classroom. It was also observed that as these five classrooms lack the technological infrastructure, the educators usually rely on their personal resources. The lack of ICT resources could affect the independent use of ICT by the children. According to the findings, the study recommends that there are some schools in Portugal that lack ICT infrastructure. In order to overcome this situation, school leaders and policymakers should invest in ICT infrastructure in preschool institutions in Portugal that face a lack of ICT tools.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBIdot;TAK)
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access funding provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUB & Idot;TAK).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10639-024-12613-2
dc.identifier.endpage19320
dc.identifier.issn1360-2357
dc.identifier.issn1573-7608
dc.identifier.issue15
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85188053968
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage19299
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12613-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13099/2356
dc.identifier.volume29
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001186849500002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEducation and Information Technologies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250316
dc.subjectPreschool educators
dc.subjectICT integration
dc.subjectAttitudes towards ICT
dc.subjectMixed method
dc.subjectEarly childhood education
dc.titleExploring Portuguese preschool educators' attitudes and practices on information and communication technology (ICT)
dc.typeArticle

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