Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, cilt.3, sa.2, ss.30-41, 2012 (Scopus)
Effective use of technology in educational environments and its successful integration increases the
productivity of instructional processes. Constant and good-quality support supposed to be provided
for teachers is quite important for technology use in educational environments. Thus, it is necessary
to find answers to the question of what kinds of activities could be used to provide teachers with
constant support for technology integration in educational environments. In this respect, the present
study aimed at determining teachers‟ views and their suggestions about the process of technology
integration into educational environments and about the problems experienced in the process. In the
study, the research sample included a total of 21 teachers teaching at Tepebasi Resat Benli
Elementary School in the city of Eskisehir. Of all the participating teachers, 11 of them were
elementary school teachers, and 10 of them were field teachers. In order to find answers to the
research questions directed in line with the overall purpose of the study, the qualitative research
method was applied. The research data were analyzed with the help of thematic analysis. The
research data were collected via the focus-group interviews held with the teachers, observations and
researcher journals. The data collected in the study were gathered under two main themes
depending on the open-ended questions directed to the teachers regarding technology use and on
the related literature. These themes were „Problems experienced by teachers regarding technology
use in class‟ and „Suggestions for effective use of technology‟.