ICT IMPLEMENTATION IN THE IRANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND ITS PERCEPTION BY EFL TEACHERS AS A BENEFICIAL TECHNOLOGYMehran Ghafoori |
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This study investigated factors that may influence the attitudes towards information and communication technology (ICT) by Iranian teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). The Diffusion of Innovations (Rogers, 1995) and the theoretical relationship between attitudes and behavior introduced by the Theory of Reasoned Action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) established the theoretical framework. A multi-sections survey in English language was administered to the EFL teachers in the cities of Qazvin, Takestan, Abhar, and Zanjan for the scholastic year 2007–2008. A sample of 120 was utilized. The study showed that Iranian EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards ICT. Iranian EFL teachers’ perceptions of ICT attributes from highest to lowest in mean scores were: observability, relative advantage, complexity, and compatibility. Home was the place most EFL teachers had access. It was also found that age and teaching experience had a negative correlation with attitudes, whereas qualification had a positive correlation with attitudes. Of the total variance in Iranian EFL teachers’ attitudes towards ICT 67% was explained by the four main independent variables of the study: attributes, cultural perceptions, competence, and access. |
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