Barriers influencing teacher’s technology integration in their teaching practice

• Main Author: Sailin, Siti Nazuar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: INSInet Publications 2014
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/21709/1/AJBAS%208%2023S%202014%20352-358.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/21709/; http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2014/Special%2013/352-358.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Teachers are expected to integrate technology in their daily teaching and learning practice. However, despite the implementation of some technological reform and project to support teacher‟s technology integration, the integration by teachers continues to be limited. This paper therefore discuss some barriers that teachers face in their effort to integrate technology. First order barriers related to technology facilities and time constraint were reported by teachers, which consequently influences the second order barriers related to teachers belief and decision to integrate technology.This finding has directed into further work that take into consideration how teachers could negotiate these barrier through participation and engagement in school Communities of Practice.