The Perceptions of Male and Female Secondary Teachers toward the Implementation of e-Learning & Internet Services in Independent Secondary Schools in the State of Qatar

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of secondary school teachers in the state of Qatar toward the implementation of e-learning and internet services in education in the independent secondary schools. This study was conducted to investigate the following variables: sex, years of experience, attendance of workshops in computer, & subject matter areas. A questionnaire was designed and validated, it was administered electronically to a sample consisting of 400 male and female high independent school teachers. The results revealed the following: 1- The level of implementation of e-learning in education was medium, and the internet services in education was rare in the independent secondary schools. 2- Significant difference was found between male and female teachers in favor of male teachers in e-learning domain, and no significant difference was found between male and female teachers in internet services domain. 3- Significant difference was found between teaching experience in favor of teaching experience more than 10 years in e-learning domain, and no significant difference was found between teaching experience in internet services domain. 4- No significant difference was found between the attendance of computer workshops only and computer workshops plus ICDL in e-learning and internet services domains. 5- No significant difference was found between science and art majors in e-learning and internet services domains. 6- No significant differences were found between the interactions of the following variables: gender & years of experience, gender & computer workshops, gender & science and art majors, years of experience & science and art majors, computer workshops & science and art majors in both e-learning and internet services domains. 7- No significant differences were found between the interactions of the following variables: gender & years of experience & computer workshops, gender & years of experience & science and art majors, gender & computer workshops & science and art majors, years of experience & computer workshop & science and art majors, gender & years of experience & computer workshops & science and art majors in both e-learning and internet services domains. The results were interpreted and some recommendations and future studies are suggested.