Primary School Teachers' Use of ICT for Administration and Management

This paper reports on the findings of the baseline study “ICT Test Bed Project” in England as they relate to Primary School Teachers’ use of ICT for administration and management. Data is presented that illustrates primary teachers’ attitudes towards ICT and its use for administration and management; their access to ICT and satisfaction with this; their views on training and the type of training they have received; and their use of ICT for administration and management including frequency of use, and factors that influence their use. Even though primary teachers are generally positive about ICT and its ability to support their administrative and management duties, the findings point to low levels of use of ICT for administration and management. Reasons for this lack of use relate to lack of quality training and the availability of time and quality ICT resources.