Author
Leslie L. Edrada*
Northeastern College, Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines
Alma P. Gonzales, PhD
Northeastern College, Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines
E-mail: almagonzales@northeasterncollege.edu.ph
Abstract
Technology integration has become an important concern in improving classroom instruction and supporting effective teaching in secondary education. However, limited school-specific evidence explains how leadership support relates to teachers’ readiness to integrate technology at Maconacon National High School. This study examined school leadership support, teachers’ readiness, and the relationship between these variables. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, involving 30 teachers selected through total enumeration. Data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire covering resource provision, technical assistance, professional development, instructional guidance, technological competence, confidence, attitudes, and pedagogical preparedness. Weighted means were used to describe the variables, while correlation analysis was intended to determine their relationship. The illustrative findings indicated favorable perceptions of leadership support and teachers’ readiness, although resource provision and pedagogical preparedness received comparatively lower ratings. A positive relationship between leadership support and teachers’ readiness was also assumed for illustration. School leaders should strengthen technology resources and provide sustained, practice-oriented professional development to improve classroom technology integration.
Keywords: Technology integration, school leadership support, teachers’ readiness, classroom instruction, professional development.
*Corresponding author
DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05041640
Recommended citation:
Edrada, L. L., & Gonzales, A. P. (2026). School leadership support for educational technology: Assessing teachers’ readiness in a Philippine public secondary school. Pantao (International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (4), 964-971. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05041640
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