Relevance of Principals’ Technology Leadership and Management on 21st Century Teacher Preparation: A Reflection on Ghanaian Colleges of Education
Keywords:
Principals, Technology Leadership, Tutors, Technology Integration, ISTE, ICT, Colleges of EducationAbstract
This study aimed to identify the relevance of Principals’ Technology Leadership on Tutors’ Technology Integration in the Ghanaian Colleges of Education. This is a cross-sectional survey where simple random sampling was employed to select 13 principals and 229 tutors from the Colleges of Education in the Ashanti, Ahafo and Bono regions of Ghana. A two-part structured questionnaire guided by Principals’ Technology Leadership Assessment (PTLA), which is based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)-Standards for Administrators [30] was used. Descriptive analysis was carried out using SPSS Version 25. Although the findings showed that the levels of Technology Leadership; the five constructs of ISTE [30], and Tutors’ Technology Integration were essential but, much needs to be done to improve relationship between Principals’ Technology Leadership and Tutors’ Technology Integration in the selected colleges in Ashanti, Ahafo and Bono regions of Ghana. Principals’ preparatory programmes should emphasize leadership based on technology to enhance the integration of technology in classrooms. Further research on professional development for principals is recommended
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