School Principals’ Technological Leadership Self-Efficacies and 21 st Century Teacher Skills

Authors : Döndü DURAK, Gül ÖZÜDOĞRU

Pages : 330-342

Doi:10.38151/akef.2023.57

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research aims to explore the technological leadership self-efficacy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TLS); of school principals and their use of 21st-century teacher skills insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CTS);. Furthermore, the study investigates potential variations in self-efficacy and teacher skills among school principals based on certain variables, including gender, administrative seniority, teaching seniority, education status, participation in in-service training on information technologies, and daily average internet use. The research employs a correlational survey model, a quantitative methodology, to scrutinize the interplay between school principals\` TLS and their proficiency in 21st CTS. The study encompasses 102 voluntary school principals employed in public schools during the 2021-2022 academic year as participants. Three data collection instruments are utilized within the study. The data analysis involves descriptive statistics, t-tests for unrelated samples, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The research findings indicate that the mean scores for school principals\` TLS and their use of 21st CTS are notably high. A moderate, positive, and statistically significant correlation is observed between school principals\` technological leadership self-efficacy and their utilization of 21st CTS. Additionally, it is deduced that school principals\` 21st CTS significantly predict their TLS. Seminars could be considered to enhance the competencies of school principals in adapting to changing learning-teaching environments driven by technology.
Keywords : 21 yy Becerileri, Okul Yöneticileri, Teknoloji Liderliği