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Şirin Karadeniz & Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TURNING DYSTOPIAS into UTOPIAS: STORIES on ICT INTEGRATION Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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School administrators Technology coordinators Teachers INTRODUCTION: ICT INTEGRATION AND BARRIERS
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TURKISH CONTEXT Experiences on ICT integration and barriers FATIH Project Tablet pc and smart boards in high schools
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This study focuses on accounts of school administrators who are trying to make significant changes at their schools. In other words, administrators who are struggling to turn their schools from dystopias into utopias. THE PURPOSE
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The study design was based on a narrative inquiry. The study aims to reveal the “lived experiences” and successful strategies used by school administrators when coping with ICT integration barriers as well as socio-cultural factors. Two administrators who work at socio-economically low schools in Istanbul were interviewed during 3 months. METHOD
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School ASchool B CONTEXT District: migration, low socio-economic status and high fertility rate High teacher turnover rate SBS exam achievement is low There is no ICT coordinator teacher at the schools. There are security cameras all over both schools.
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School A 2648 students 60 students per class 1 principal, 4 assistant administrators and 60 teachers 2 pc lab. (20 student pcs and 1 teacher pc) and 20 classes with one desktop pc and a projector. Kaan, 5 years teaching experience and 7 years of school administration experience. School B 1920 students 45 students per class 1 principal, 4 assistant administrators and 50 teachers 1 pc lab (20 student pcs and one teacher pc), 24 classes with a projector and 5+1 sound system and smart boards at the classes Mete 7 years teaching experience and 6 years administration experience. CONTEXT
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Financing and establishing ICT infrastructure Maintenance of ICT Teachers’ professional development Technology leadership FINDINGS
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(MoNE) has established pc labs and internet connection, no money has been allocated for the hardware to be used in the classrooms. Finding funds Sponsor Mayor Parents Purchasing Installing FINANCING AND ESTABLISHING ICT INFRASTRUCTURE
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When the guarantee period of the hardware elapses by themselves or getting help from a teacher or an administrator who has technical skills. Security cameras are very important for maintaining safety of the hardware. MA I NTENANCE OF ICT
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Young teachers Administrators as technology mentors for older teachers In-service training Lack of time for developing materials Educational software TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Enriching technology integration A positive school culture Technology plan Etiquette of leadership TECHNOLOGY LEADERSH I P
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They can be seen as role models for community leaders as well as technology leaders trying to transform their schools. It seems that the administrators created opportunities to overcome these constraints through their own means. In both stories Mete and Kaan revealed the way they turned dystopias into utopias in their schools. This study showed us that beauty and idealism is “in the eye of the beholder”. CONCLUSION
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Şirin Karadeniz & Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu THANK YOU
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