Where angels fear to tread.

dc.contributor.authorCharteris, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-08T02:51:38Z
dc.date.available2009-04-08T02:51:38Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThis study relates my experience as a new Head of English, facilitating Information Communication Technology Professional Development promote innovative practice in a secondary school. It describes my journey, learning about leadership and change management. I trialled initiatives in an attempt to promote a more constructivist teaching and learning culture within the department. The story documents English teachers' Information and Communication Technology skills, knowledge and understandings in using ICTs in their classes and examines to what extent and in what ways their beliefs impact on the design of their classroom learning environments. The literature review examines the impact of ICT on teaching and learning, online learning, ICT professional development, and leadership. Computer access, reliability, time and the teachers' pedagogy (geared to high stakes assessment) were identified as barriers to the implementation of ICT initiatives. Leadership in times of change requires a reflective process which promotes collaboration. An inflexible approach, as outlined in this study, fosters resistance.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/2288
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/9745
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Developmenten
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Jennifer Charterisen
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.titleWhere angels fear to tread.en
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Teaching and Learningen
uc.bibnumber1040102
uc.collegeFaculty of Educationen
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