The Role of School Managers in the Process of Using Technological Means in the Learning Process During COVID-19 Crisis
The Role of School Managers in the Process of Using Technological Means in the Learning Process During COVID-19 Crisis

Summary/Abstract: The study examines the role of School managers in the process of using ICT means in the learning process. The study was quantitative using online survey for school managers through a Google forum. The questionnaires were distributed to 40 Arab schools in Israel. The hypothesis was that managers will find it difficult to assimilate technological tools, they need planning before change. The study findings show that there has been a change in schools following the Covid-19 crisis, schools have seen an increase in the use of ICT in the education process following the Covid-19 crisis Another finding is related to the difficulties in using digital technological means in schools, identified by school managers, such as: inexperienced teachers, lack of technological tools, infrastructure problems, students without computers, budget problems, failure to move to distance learning. The paper suggest several recommendations for improvement of teaching using the hybrid model, while increasing the responsibility and authority of school principals by providing more pedagogical and managerial independence, in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency.

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