Impact of the ITC Coordination Team and ITC Coordinators on the Management of the Helvia and Pasen Platforms

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Álvaro Sánchez-Torres, Félix Zurita-Ortega, Antonio Luzón-Trujillo, Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, José Luis Ubago-Jiménez

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The implementation of information and communication technologies has been one of the most innovative additions to the Andalusian education system. This region was at the forefront in the application of free software in the public administration and in primary and secondary schools. A specialised figure has been created for the use of new technologies in the different educational centres, the ICT coordinator. The ICT coordinator at Andalusian educational centres plays a key role in ensuring the proper use of information and communication technologies in the classroom. The aim is to study how the functioning of the ICT Co-ordination team and the role of the ICT Co-ordinators affect the administration of the HELVIA and PASEN platforms through a structural equation model and to analyse the differences in the effects depending on the socio-cultural level of the schools. A cross-sectional and exploratory study was carried out on a sample of 458 ICT Coordinators in Andalusia (Spain). An ad hoc questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data reveal differences in the effects of the variables depending on the socio-cultural context in which the schools are located. In conclusion, the socio-cultural context plays a fundamental role in the effect of the ICT Coordination teams together with the ICT Coordinators when managing HELVIA and PASEN.

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