Share Paper: Uptake and integration of ICTs for pedagogy in private high schools in Cape Town

  1. Peter Madoda, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
  2. Agnes Chigona, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Tuesday, March 19 12:10-12:30 PM Sunset 1

Abstract: In most cases private schools are considered having adequate tools for teaching and learning. ICTs are the most common teaching tools being used in the 21st Century and one would assume private schools are leading in technology acquisition and use for teaching and learning. Hence, this study investigates the factors influencing the educator’s uptake of ICTs in private high schools in Cape Town. The study employed qualitative methods to collect data and analyse data to answer the research question for this paper. The results of the study, based on perceptions of teachers and principals from private high schools in Cape ...