ERIC Number: EJ1208525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 5
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Teachers' Attitudes towards the Utility of Computers in Education in Kenya
Buliva, Newton
African Educational Research Journal, v6 n1 p5-9 Feb 2018
The Kenya government is funding an ambitious project that seeks to provide one laptop per elementary school child in order to increase the use of digital technologies in classrooms. The role of teachers' attitudes towards the utility of computers will have an impact on the implementation of this program. This study explores the differences in attitudes on the utility of computers between female and male teachers in Vihiga County of western Kenya. A convenience sample of 100 teachers responded to the Teachers Attitudes Towards Computers survey instrument developed by Christensen and Knezek (2009). The teachers' responses suggested that there were no substantial differences in attitudes towards the utility of computers between the genders. This study may assist education planners in the local community in planning the training of teachers in the county.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Gender Differences, Technology Integration, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Laptop Computers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
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