Title: The contribution of the school head in the introduction and implementation of ICT (information and communications technology) as innovation in an elementary school: a case study

Authors: Georgios H. Potamias; Georgios D. Iordanidis

Addresses: Department of Primary Education, University of Athens, Iraklio, 14122, Greece ' Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Florina 53100, Greece

Abstract: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hold a dominant position at the core of modern school innovativeness. The case study research presented in this paper focuses on the administration of a Greek public elementary school in a challenged urban area. In this paper a detailed description of the role of a public primary school head in the introduction and management of ICT innovation is given. Its aim is to reflect and evoke awareness for the crucial role of school administration in promoting and diffusing innovation through ICT practices. Findings can motivate further study on the impact of ICT innovation in schools with grave social challenges.

Keywords: school heads; innovation; ICT; case study; Greece; elementary school; elementary education; information and communications technology; information technology; school administration; social challenges; deprived areas; school principals.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2015.070121

International Journal of Management in Education, 2015 Vol.9 No.3, pp.255 - 266

Published online: 27 Jun 2015 *

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