The influence of COVID-19 on campus leaders’ attitudes towards an acquired expertise in technology

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the influence of COVID-19 on campus leaders’ attitudes towards acquired experience in technology. The research was completed during 2021 with K-12 campus administrators within the state of Texas. A purposeful sample of 171 K-12 campus administrators within the state of Texas completed the Principal’s Computer Technology Survey (PCTS). Of those, 10 campus leaders participated in the individual interviews. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, Wilcoxon signed rank tests, and thematic coding were used to analyze the data collected. Quantitative data demonstrated campus leaders’ integration of technology and attitudes towards technology were significantly influenced by COVID-19. The qualitative analysis provided supporting evidence of the importance for campus leaders’ experience, knowledge and training in supporting instructional technology integration as necessary to increase teacher and student achievement.