Enabling and Restraining Forces
to Staff Development
in Educational Technology
During the administrative interviews, several enabling and restraining forces to staff development were identified. They are as follows:
Mattawan Consolidated Schools:
Enabling Forces
- money
- teacher willingness
- equipment
Restraining Forces
First Assembly Christian School:
Enabling Forces
Restraining Forces
Tri-Unity Christian School:
Enabling Forces
Restraining Forces
- money
- getting the educational community to agree with the necessity
Other enabling forces not identified by schools:
- parent associations
- grants
- peer support/sharing
- shared planning
- community resources
- free online courses
- administrative support
- building development days
- help desk
- variety of instruction
Other restraining forces not identified by schools:
- no incentives
- no planning
- no goals
- poor follow-up support
- poor communication
- apathy
- release time
- comfort level
- courses offered
- poor technology support
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