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Management Model to Strengthen integration of Information and Communication Technology in Pedagogic Practices at Selected Zululand District Schools
Khumalo, Nozipho Prudence
The aim of the study is to design a management model to strengthen integration of
information and communication technology in pedagogic practices at selected
Zululand district schools. The model seeks to provide clarity for school management
teams (SMTs) in terms of how they can effectively embed ICT resources into their
pedagogic practices. It also guides school leaders and education providers in creating
a shared vision for how technology can best meet the needs of learners. The
management model is a distinct body of ideas that offers school managers guidelines
for how best to fulfil their leadership and management tasks.
There seems to be no proper management for strengthening integration of ICT into
pedagogic practices. Schools seems to be lagging in terms of ICT integration in
teaching and learning. The educational practice is not in line with the ambition to
integrated ICT into teaching and learning. The study was embedded in the theory of
change (ToC). A theory of change is the manifestation of the essential beliefs and
assumptions that guide transformation strategy. It is a guide that puts emphasis on
what you want to achieve rather than what you want to do. Theory of change provides
a very powerful learning lens, which guides school management teams (SMTs) to ask
themselves simple but important questions about what they are doing and why they
are doing the study.
This study adopted participatory action learning and action research (PALAR).
PALAR, just like theory of change, helped move participants from being passive
collectors and reporters of information to active users of information for the
management model to strengthen the use of ICT in their classrooms. A qualitative
dimension was used to gather participants’ perspectives at each stage of the research
process. Qualitative research highlights what happens and what is discovered in a
real-world context without controlling and manipulating what is being explored.
A total of eight (8) participants were purposefully selected from four (4) schools and
the district office. District officials included were directly involved in the management
of ICT and curriculum. The participants chosen had shown interest and have
experience in ICT and curriculum delivery. The study used focused group discussions
to collect data. Data was analysed, presented and interpreted using thematic analysis.
Based on the findings and informed by the data, the study proposes a management
model with four components that emerged during the research process
University of Zululand
2021
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Management model, Information Communication and Technology, pedagogic practices, Theory of change