Technology Usage in School Management: Electronic School

Abstract

The school management, which means the use of electronic teaching process technology, requires technological leadership qualities. Effectiveness and efficiency of the electronic schools, which is run by the technological leader, is high. The purpose of this research is to determine the opinions of teachers on the use of technology in school management, and, relying on these opinions, to discuss the electronic school concept. The study was carried out in Elazig with 123 teachers in 2014-2015 education year. The data obtained by the questionnaire were analyzed using the SPSS software. At the end of the analysis, it was determined that teachers who are affected directly by management have positive attitude towards electronic school. According to the teachers, use of technology provides support for order, management planning, project development and decision-making process. While teachers think that school administrators are sufficient enough in electronic school, they think that it leads to the feeling of being under control. In conclusion, it reflects Turkey with some delay and deficiencies. This case is important in terms of the Turkey's official aim of being information community. © 2016 International Journal of Learning and Teaching. All Rights Reserved.