The Role of Social Support in Teachers' Intention to Use ICT Tools in Their Classrooms

Though the advantages of information and communication technology (ICT) in education are unequivocal, the current level of ICT integration in teaching and learning practices is still not enough. The literature stresses the importance of teacher education in this lengthy process. This study proposes a model to examine the effect of social support provided by workshops on the school teachers' willingness to incorporate ICT into their classroom routines. Survey data was collected from 161 elementary school teachers that participated in a workshop organized by a government agency. Results show that only informational support of the workshop is positively related to the perceived fitness of ICT tools and the teachers' intention to adopt them.