The Current Challenges of Further Education in ICT with the Example of the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60461373%3A22810%2F21%3A43921911" target="_blank" >RIV/60461373:22810/21:43921911 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4106" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4106</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13084106" target="_blank" >10.3390/su13084106</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Current Challenges of Further Education in ICT with the Example of the Czech Republic

Original language description

Schools have an irreplaceable role in preparing the young generation for educational, professional, and social challenges, however, this effort fails if teachers themselves are not equipped with sufficient ICT competencies and do not work on their constant development. The presented quantitative study analyzed how secondary school teachers understand and actively use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their teaching practice and what barriers they encounter in terms of the further education in ICT provided by accredited institutions. In a sample of 1846 Czech teachers who completed an online survey, results showed they lacked both understanding and active use of new technologies, rarely participated in further education, and were unsatisfied with the courses provided to them. Their main barriers to further education were the lack of sufficient technology available in school, insufficient knowledge and skills in ICT, and the lack of support from school management. Unlike in other studies, time was not identified as an important barrier. Possible legislative, educational, and school management consequences regarding the further education in ICT based on the barriers in attending the courses and identified age and gender differences are discussed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sustainability

ISSN

2071-1050

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

4106

UT code for WoS article

000645372500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85104665498