Technology leadership: Exploring professional development, school leadership, and ICT integration in Malaysian secondary schools

This study focuses on school leadership and ICT integration, and on how professional development for school leaders supports principals’ technology leadership practices in school. The study was conducted in Malaysia, using a multiple site comparative case study approach. This study holds promise as both an explanatory and planning tool for helping us understand the role of leadership in promoting effective technology integration in schools. Importantly, findings suggest various indirect and direct ways that school leaders can influence ICT work in a school and the dynamics that can at times impede their influence.