JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324 Integrating Technology into Education

Name: Sema Engin Date: 10/29/23

Cite the reviewed article in APA format:

Waxman, H., Boriack, A., Yuan-Hsuan, L., & MacNeil, A. (2013). Principals' Perceptions of the
Importance of Technology in Schools. Contemporary Educational Technology, 4(3), 187-196.

INTRODUCTION

Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what
is the theoretical background or overarching theme):
(a) What are principals’ perceptions of the importance of technology?
(b) Do principals’ perceptions of technology differ by years of experience and
gender?

Purpose of the research:

The study's goal was to investigate principals' viewpoints and 191 different
approaches to technology, including a cognitive interview question with an
open-ended format. Additionally, this study emphasizes key attributes like
gender and years of expertise. It has looked at how experience and gender
affect principals' computer use.

METHODOLOGY

What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:

Participants:
310 principals from a sizable metropolis in the American southwest. There
was a wide variation in the years of experience among the participants: 104
had zero to three years, 82 had four to seven years, 55 had eight to eleven
years, 32 had twelve to fifteen years, and 31 had more than fifteen years.

Procedures:
Graduate students in the Educational Leadership program at a significant
urban doctoral-granting university in the central United States conducted the
questionnaire. Students were instructed on how to administer the instrument
and had to interview a predetermined number of existing public school
principals as part of the principle certification course requirements. The survey
instrument, which comprised both qualitative and quantitative questions, was
created especially for this use.

Data Collection Methods/Data Source:

There were both qualitative and quantitative questions in the survey that
was especially prepared.

Data Analysis:
Data reduction was the initial step in the analysis of the interview material.
To familiarize oneself with the data, the responses from the participants were
reviewed multiple times. After then, the data was coded into categories that