Understanding senior teachers resistance in implementing information technology tools in their te...

1. Technophobia - Filozofska Istrazivanja, 2008. It is the " irrational fear of either technological influence or technological artifacts "

2. Factors which influence teachers’ decisions to use ICT

2.1. Rosen & Weil, 1995; Winnans & Brown, 1992; Dupagne & Krendl, 1992; Hadley & Sheingold, 1993

3. lack of computers

3.1. (Williams etal,2000;Us Department of education)

4. lack of familiarity and skills

4.1. (Jones,2004;Williams et al,2000;Smeets etal,1999)

5. Time and Compatibility

5.1. (Condie et al,2007;Smeets et al,1999;conlon,204;Jones,2004)

6. Rogers 2000 - How do we really know how teachers feel about the implementation of IT in their classroom?

6.1. Ho & Au, 2006 - ?

6.2. Caffarella, 1999;

6.3. Parker, 1997;

6.4. Albright, 1997;

6.5. Schwieso, 1993

7. Ertmer, 2005 - Teacher's pedagogical beliefs affect their use of Technology. Mainly focused on how to define and measure beliefs.

7.1. Becker, 2000; Vacc & Bright, 1999; Czerniak & Lumpe, 1996; Wilson & Wineburg, 1988; Fang, 1996

8. instructors do not use it in any systematic or curricular way (Caffarella, 1999; Parker, 1997; Albright, 1997; Schwieso, 1993)

8.1. Teaching satisfaction (TS), represents a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of a teachers’ job as achieving or facilitating their job values (Ho & Au, 2006; Weiss, 2002)