The relationship between technology use of administrators and technology use of teachers: A quantitative study

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to assess the relationship between the level of technology use of administrators and the level of technology use of their teachers. The target sample was principals and teachers in nine schools in three school districts in south central Wisconsin. Participants were from one elementary school, one middle/junior high school, and one senior high school in each of three participating districts. The variables were the technology use of the building principal and the technology use of the teachers in the building. A modified Mankato Technology Survey was the instrument for data gathering. Findings indicate a direct relationship between the level of technology use by the principals and the level of technology use by teachers in the buildings. Findings further indicate an indirect relationship between the feelings administrators and teachers have about use of technology for the job and for students.