The research questions are;
What are the attitudes of the headteachers and deputy headteachers of government schools from Sindh and Baluchistan toward the use of computers in education?
What are the demographic characteristics which contribute to the headteachers’ attitude towards computers?
It is expected that the study is significant in the following ways:
This was the first study of its kind to be conducted in Pakistan. The study’s findings will be significant for the policy makers and curriculum planners to plan appropriate professional development programmes for the headteachers in future.
The findings of the study also contribute to the research literature on the attitudes of schools’ heads in Pakistan.
The tool which has been used in this study was part of a larger study conducted in several countries. By using the tool in this research, I have tested the reliability and validity of the tool for Pakistan.
The term ‘attitude’ has been defined in a number of ways. According Abell and Lederman (2007) defines attitude as, “a general and enduring positive or negative feeling about some person, object or issue” (p. 78). In other words, attitude is how we think and whether we lean toward the positive or negative in our appraisal of something in particular. A positive attitude implies a way of thinking that is predominantly positive and optimistic. The opposite inclination, a negative attitude, is predominantly pessimistic.