School leaders, ICT competence and championing innovations

Authors:
Lindsay H. Stuart;Annette M. Mills;Ulrich Remus
Affiliations:
Dept. of Accountancy and Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand;Dept. of Accountancy and Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand;Dept. of Accountancy and Information Systems, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Venue:
Computers & Education
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The implementation of new technology is becoming more important to schools and the success of such implementations is often due to the presence of ICT champions. This article examines ICT champions to determine whether the intention to champion ICT is determined by the ICT competence of school leaders. This article, based on responses from 64 school leaders in New Zealand, reports that professional development and ICT usage are antecedents of ICT competency and that school leaders are ICT competent and willing ICT champions. These findings are contrary to existing research which has found that school leaders have poor ICT competency.