International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 15, No. 2 (2019)

Relationships between ICT Implementation at Schools and Factors Related to Transformational Leadership: A Case of primary school in Mongolia

Yukiko Yamamoto, Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare
Shinobu Yamaguchi, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Abstract
Recent years, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has played an essential part to deliver quality education. With this trend, a number of efforts has been implemented in Mongolia; however, strategic implementations are still needed to fully utilize ICT in education practice. As school leader is one of the most influential factors for school reform, this study payed close attention to school leadership. Specifically, it looked at leadership factors related four components of transformational leadership (Charisma or idealized influence, Inspirational motivation, Intellectual stimulation, and Individualized consideration). A correlation analyses was utilized to find how these factors are related to the ICT implementation at schools in Mongolia; namely, school leaders’ perceptions on ICT use in classroom teaching and funding allocation for ICT training. The data was collected from 222 school leaders from five regions in the country. The study found that the component of inspirational motivation is especially important for ICT use in classroom teaching. Teachers’ collaborations which stimulate innovation is associated to both teachers’ ICT use in teaching and funding allocation for ICT training. In addition, the results support the relevancy of transformational leadership for implementing ICT at school level in Mongolian context

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