معيقات استخدام تكنولوجيا المعلومات في المدارس الحكومية الأردنية في لواء الرمثا من وجهة نظر مديري المدارس

Abstract EN

This study aimed to discover the obstacles facing the use of information technology in the in public schools in Directorate of Ramtha, North of Jordan from the principals' perspectives.

The study population consisted of all principals of public schools in the Directorate of Education in Ramtha District for the academic year (2012-2013).

A total of seventy two (72) principals were targeted in the study in a comprehensive survey style, of which (15) principals were employed as an exploratory sample for verification purposes of validity and reliability of the study tool.

To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was designed consisting of (35) items divided into three sections; namely financial and administrative obstacles, technical obstacles, and cultural obstacles.

The results showed that the overall statistical mean of the perceptions of principals to the obstacles of using information technology was medium (3.26).

In specific, technical obstacles ranked first, followed by financial and administrative obstacles, and cultural obstacles ranked last according to principals.

Furthermore, the results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the statistical means of principals' perceptions (as a whole) related to school level.

Whereas, there was no significant difference due to principal's gender or specialty.