JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
EDUC 5321: TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Name: Riza
Unsal
Date:07/05/2015
Cite the reviewed article in APA format: Garcia, A., & Abrego, C. (2014). Vital

Skills of the Elementary Principal as a Technology Leader. E Journal Of

Organizational Learning & Leadership, 12(1), 12-25.
INTRODUCTION
Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what is
the theoretical background or overarching theme):
There has been some exploration reporting school principals' impression of
the technology, there are couple of studies that particularly concentrate on
how principals see the significance of innovation. The couple of studies that
have inspected principals' viewpoints on technology arranging, access, and
introductions utilized review addresses that obliged restricted, dichotomous
yes or no reactions. The present study expands on the former research and
incorporates an open-finished, psychological inquiry address that takes into
consideration the examination of principals' points of view. Moreover, while
different studies have investigated contrasts by sort of school, the present
study concentrates on essential qualities, for example, years of experience
and sexual orientation. There have been generally couple of studies that have
inspected the impact of sexual orientation and experience on principals'
utilization of PCs.
Purpose of the research: This study looks at the accompanying two
examination questions: What are principals' impression of the significance of
innovation? what's more, Do principals' impression of innovation contrast by
years of experience and gender? Characteristics, for example, years of
experience and sex. There have been generally couple of studies that have
inspected the impact of sexual orientation and experience on principals'
utilization of PCs.
METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:

Participants: A convenience sample of 310 principals from a large

metropolitan area in the southwest region of the United States responded to
a cognitive interview questionnaire that asked principals about their
perceptions regarding the importance of technology for their schools. The
sample consisted of 126 males and 184 females. A range of years of

experience was present with 104 participants having 0-3 years of experience,
82 participants having 4-7 years, 55 participants having 8-11 years, 32
participants having 12-15 years, and 31 participants having greater than 15
years of experience. In this study, phenomenological design, which is a type
of qualitative research approach, was used to investigate the constructs.

Data Collection Methods/Data Source:

Analysis of the meeting information started with a procedure of information

lessening. The members' reactions were read a few times to end up
acquainted with the information.

Data Analysis:
The data was then coded into important classes. Once the classes were set
up, another scientist autonomously coded a 10% specimen of reactions to
focus the consistency of the coding. The between coder unwavering quality
results uncovered an abnormal state of assention
RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):
The present study demonstrates that principals' view of the significant
elements of technology in their schools are differed by sex and years of
experience. This may impact the authority that principals give when
executing innovation in their schools and should be concentrated on further
keeping in mind the end goal to better comprehend the suggestions for
innovation use in schools. Key arrangement projects may need to consider
tending to technology initiative so that school pioneers are better arranged to
successfully actualize innovation in their schools. Moreover, schools ought to
give subsidizing and chances to principals to go to innovation preparing. This
could build their technology administration and lead to better execution of
technology in whole schools. This study gives understanding into principals'
impression of technology significance however further research is expected
to completely address the issue of how these recognitions impact technology
administration
DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession): In the conclusion, it is
particularly brought up that in spite of the fact that innovation is frequently
seen as a technique that will encourage understudies' scholastic
accomplishment, there are numerous studies that have found that innovation
is not being coordinated in schools, particularly into the showing and learning
procedure. The study additionally recommends that school principals assume
a key part in figuring out if or not innovation is incorporated in their schools.
Educators likewise see that school principals' state of mind toward innovation
are urgent in advancing innovation joining in schools. This could expand their
technolgy administration and lead to better execution of innovation in whole
schools. This study gives knowledge into principals' view of innovation
significance however further research is expected to completely address the
issue of how these recognitions impact technology initiative.

REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work): As needs be to study, uplifting mentality is by all account not
the only key for the principals to adjust innovation additionally the level of
the innovation execution differed by the sexual orientation, sex and years of
experience of the primary. All together principals to build the effectiveness of
the innovation at the grounds they have to go to workshop concentrated on
the innovation actualize. To me, the primary thought of the article is
principals should be mechanical pioneer of the school who is the one can lead
school group in presenting, actualizing and supporting those innovations at
the school. So they have to know and have the necessities of its.