A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE OF ICT INTEGRATION IN SAUDI SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abdullah Alenezi
2020 Zenodo  
The Mandatory use of ict in saudi secondary schools within the framework of the ict-related educational reform is a response to the requirements of the digital age. however, there is a discrepancy between what teachers want to do to promote ict integration and what they can really do since they are limited by poor equipment. Saudi Arabia Has Difficulties moving on from the transition stage of ICT adoption and adaptation to wide-scale ict integration. although all saudi teachers are ict
more » ... they are reluctant to adapt western uses of ict tools without understanding their cultural appropriateness with regard to the specific saudi context that is deeply grounded in a multi-century islamic tradition of teaching. this article explores technical, political, and cultural appropriateness of ict tools in saudi secondary schools with a view to promoting ict integration from the mandatory adoption stage to ict integration.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.3730586 fatcat:l4m2a2ff3ndmfjg47qspqko4la