ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school

Being one of the flagship applications in the Multimedia Super Corridor(MSC), the success of the Malaysian Smart School is very important to the country. Principals, being one of the stakeholders of the Smart Schools, are the drivers of the educational reinvention at the school level. This study aim...

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Main Authors:	Hussin, Husnayati, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Abang Bawi, Zakiah
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Language:	English
Published:	UUM Press 2004
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spelling	iium-386652016-03-09T01:36:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38665/ ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school Hussin, Husnayati Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Abang Bawi, Zakiah T Technology (General) Being one of the flagship applications in the Multimedia Super Corridor(MSC), the success of the Malaysian Smart School is very important to the country. Principals, being one of the stakeholders of the Smart Schools, are the drivers of the educational reinvention at the school level. This study aims to investigate the perception of principals towards the implementation of Malaysian Smart Schools. A survey was done using questionnares. The respondents were principals of pilot Malaysian Smart Schools and ordinary schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Data from 40 respondents were analyzed. The findings revealed that the principals participating in the study have a positive perception towards the implementation of the Malaysian Smart School. The principals' understanding and knowledge on the Smart School concept has a significant relationship with their perception. On the other hand, their skills in IT and computer usage, length of service and tenures as principals have no significant relationship with their perception on Smart School implementation. The study provides some insights on the perception of school leadership in building ICT-capable schools in the context of a developing country. UUM Press 2004-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38665/1/ICT_and_school_transformation_An_empirical_study_on_the_perception_of_principals_in_the_Klang_Valley_area_on_the_Malaysian_smart_school.pdf Hussin, Husnayati and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam and Abang Bawi, Zakiah (2004) ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school. Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 3 (2). pp. 15-41. ISSN 2180-3862 (O), 1675-414X (P) http://www.jict.uum.edu.my/index.php/joomla-forums/summary/13-jict-vol-3-num-2-dec-2004/66-ict-and-school-transformation-an-empirical-study-on-the-perception-of-principals-in-the-klang-valley-area-on-the-malaysian-smart-school-data-grid-environment
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description	Being one of the flagship applications in the Multimedia Super Corridor(MSC), the success of the Malaysian Smart School is very important to the country. Principals, being one of the stakeholders of the Smart Schools, are the drivers of the educational reinvention at the school level. This study aims to investigate the perception of principals towards the implementation of Malaysian Smart Schools. A survey was done using questionnares. The respondents were principals of pilot Malaysian Smart Schools and ordinary schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Data from 40 respondents were analyzed. The findings revealed that the principals participating in the study have a positive perception towards the implementation of the Malaysian Smart School. The principals' understanding and knowledge on the Smart School concept has a significant relationship with their perception. On the other hand, their skills in IT and computer usage, length of service and tenures as principals have no significant relationship with their perception on Smart School implementation. The study provides some insights on the perception of school leadership in building ICT-capable schools in the context of a developing country.
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author	Hussin, Husnayati Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Abang Bawi, Zakiah
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title	ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school
title_short	ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school
title_full	ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school
title_fullStr	ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school
title_full_unstemmed	ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school
title_sort	ict and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the klang valley area on the malaysian smart school
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ICT and school transformation: an empirical study on the perception of principals in the Klang Valley area on the Malaysian smart school

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