Ifinedo, E., & Kankaanranta, M. (2021). Understanding the influence of context in technology integration from teacher educators’ perspectives. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2020.1867231

Abstract: 

“The perspective of teachers is important for advancing the use of technology  in  classrooms. A  considerable number of  research studies have explained context in ways that have narrowed the understanding of its impact on  successful technology integration. This  study employs the Technological Pedagogical and  Content Knowledge (TPACK) model as a lens in understanding factors influencing teachers’ integration of technology in classrooms. Data were collected using focused interviews of 19 teacher educators of three colleges of education from the southern part of Nigeria. The results reveal that among the level contexts, the meso level presented the  most challenges to  teachers’ efforts at  integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) in their classrooms. In addition, the benefits of technology integration were expressed more in terms of the significance, practical use and the opportunities that ICT offers.”