The Relationship between Teachers' Attitudes Regarding the Use of Technology in Lessons and Lifelong Learning

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between teachers’ attitudes toward lifelong learning and technology usage. Correlational research design was used in the study. The universe of the study consists of a total of 8195 teachers working in Odunpazarı and Tepebaşı districts in Eskişehir city center. The sample of this study consists of 145 teachers determined by using the "easily accessible sampling" method. The data analysis showed that there is no significant relationship between teachers' attitudes about the use of technology and lifelong learning tendencies. As a result of the data analysis, it was concluded that the attitudes toward the use of technology did not show significant differences according to gender, age, and seniority.

Keywords

• Teachers’ technology usage
• lifelong learning
• relationship between lifelong learning and technology

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