Refers to learning institutions that has been established since late 1990’s in Malaysia with the aim of enhancing the quality of teaching & learning practices using ICT. Moreover, the schools rely on innovative education delivery system to support advanced curriculum. The smart school project established with the 4 implementation waves as follow: Wave 1: Pilot Phase (1999 – 2002), 88 school nationwide selected; Wave 2: Post-Pilot (2002 – 2005), Massive computerization phase to all 10,000 schools; Wave 3: Making All Schools Smart (2005 - 2010), Leveraging all ICT initiatives; Wave 4: Consolidate & Stabilize (2010 – 2020), Innovative practices using ICT enculturated.
Published in Chapter:
Effect of Administration Support on Teachers' ICT Utilization in the Malaysian Context
Simin Ghavifekr (Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia) and Tan Yi Quan (Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1408-5.ch015
Abstract
In the 21st century, technology utilization is required in most of the workplaces because it helps to accelerate the pace of globalization and increase the organization's competitiveness. Utilizing ICT in education can be considered as an effective enabler to create access, store, transmit, and manipulate different information in audio and visual form, due to its capabilities in providing proactive teaching and learning environment. ICT utilization in education can be used for various purposes such as active teaching and learning, students' engagement, and administrative tasks. Administrative support plays a significant role in the effective and efficient utilization of technology in educational institutions. This piece of work presents a comprehensive review of the relevant literature regarding ICT utilization and Administrative supports in education settings. In addition, this chapter elaborates on the relevant theories to technology use and administrative supports and their key dimensions.