An Explanatory Sequential Study on Indonesian Principals' Perceptions on ICT Integration Barriers

Fewer studies were conducted to investigate school principals' perception towards ICT integration more especially in developing countries (Tondeur, et al., 2009). [...]this current study was conducted to comprehensively understand barriers experienced by secondary school principals regarding technology integration in education in Indonesia as one of the developing countries. P12 noted that many programmes offered by either public or private institutions did not support, not only teachers to extend the use of ICT during teaching and learning processes and the significant advantages using technology compared to traditional teaching styles, but also principals to manage the administration and do supervision in relation to ICT integration in education. O ne participant (P28) said that teachers, especially senior teachers, have had many years of training and practices to conduct instructional activities in a specific way where students just listen to their lecture with no innovation in the teaching and learning processes. 6.Discussion The preliminary findings of this study indicated that the most highly identified external barriers were mainly related to lack of funding such as inability to provide computers and the Internet in classrooms, no support to refresh programmes for older computers and other devices as well as insufficient technical supports to solve technological problems. Student teachers' perceptions on the advantages of using social networking services in a teacher education program.