The Designing a Relationship between Cyber Citizenship Behavior and the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Education Mediated by Educational Justice

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student in Curriculum Planning Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.

2 Sari IAU

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The present study was conducted to design a model of cyber citizenship behavior using information and communication technology and educational justice.

Methods: Exploratory mixed research method, statistical population in the qualitative section, senior and middle managers of the education system, professors of educational and public management in higher education centers and experts in the field of organizational behavior and technology and in the quantitative section of school teachers The second high school in Mazandaran province, there were 6420 people in 400 schools. In the qualitative part of the snowball sampling method, 20 people and in the quantitative part with the relative cluster sampling method based on the Cochran's formula, 364 people were selected. Data in the qualitative part were extracted through Delphi technique with semi-structured and structured questionnaire in four rounds and in the quantitative part through structural equation modeling with 92-item questionnaire. To determine the validity and reliability in the qualitative stage, the necessary tests including acceptability and capability were used and in the quantitative stage, the validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by three methods: formal, content and structure. Reliability was confirmed by three methods: factor load coefficients, Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability. SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the data.

Results: Qualitative findings showed that "cyber citizenship behavior" had eight components, "educational justice" had seven components and "ICT application" had eight components. The results of the quantitative section showed that cyber citizenship behavior with educational justice and the use of information and communication technology and educational justice with the use of technology, had a significant and positive relationship and educational justice in the relationship between cyber citizenship behavior with educational justice and technology application, mediated role.

Conclusion: Developing a model of cyber citizenship behavior, application of information and communication technology and educational justice, helps schools to move towards justice and the use of new technologies.

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