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BYOD: The PreK-12 Technology Leader's Perspective

Zagray, Peter G.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-0407
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1559239825777546

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2019, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
PreK-12 technology leaders are the men and women in senior-level school technology leadership positions. The role of the PreK-12 education technology leader is complex and serves as the centerpiece of school technology leadership. The purpose of this Q methodology study was to examine and emphasize the importance of PreK-12 technology leader perspectives of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. The unique mix of data gathered in this study provides the information needed to answer the research questions posed; What are the benefits of BYOD from the PreK-12 technology leaders perspective and what are the drawbacks? The findings conclude that BYOD is seen as less of a pedagogical approach and more as a technical one that grants access to the school network and online resources. Technology's role in pedagogy is reflected in the benefits identified by participant viewpoints. The current study found that technology is viewed as improving collaboration, differentiation, and assessment methods. BYOD is seen as having many drawbacks like creating problems when students forget to charge their device, providing increased opportunities for hacking, creating excessive bandwidth usage, not providing a cost savings, exacerbating equitable access concerns, and not improving school-to-home communications. The current study indicates that some participants do not see BYOD itself providing benefits to teaching; they view technology in all its forms as being beneficial to instruction. This distinction is important because it provides evidence of a tarnished view of BYOD. Globally, participant views indicate that 1-to-1 technology programs are the preferred method of getting technology into the hands of students.
Karen Larwin, PhD (Advisor)
Lauren Cummins, PhD (Committee Member)
Shawn Golden, PhD (Committee Member)
Salvatore Sanders, PhD (Committee Member)
227 p.
Education; Educational Leadership; Educational Technology; Information Technology; School Administration; Teaching; Technology
BYOD; education technology; bring your own device; education leadership; technological determinism; social construction of technology; technology integration; 21st century learning; Q methodology; Q-sort; technology leadership

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  • Zagray, P. G. (2019). BYOD: The PreK-12 Technology Leader's Perspective [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1559239825777546

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zagray, Peter. BYOD: The PreK-12 Technology Leader's Perspective. 2019. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1559239825777546.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zagray, Peter. "BYOD: The PreK-12 Technology Leader's Perspective." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1559239825777546

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