Wag the dog – The nature and foundations of preschool educators' positive ICT pedagogical beliefs

Resumo

It has become evident that the vast majority of early childhood educators feel positive about using ICT with children. However, as they are found to have had no or only a little training or practical experience of pedagogical use of ICT, it is important to explore where the positive attitude comes from, and what pedagogical benefits early childhood educators believe ICT use brings about. This study focuses on the relationships of educators' general and ICT-related pedagogical beliefs, and the foundations of educators' positive ICT pedagogical beliefs.