 be happy to provide you with information about its findings. 306 Appendix C: School District Permission Form School District Permission to Contact Employees and Pursue Research Researcher: Mark Webster, Doctoral Candidate at Northcentral University (804) 873*7419 (cell) { (804) 524-3400 exL 22 (work) 1 mark webstcr^coioaialhts.net I am w orking under the supervision of my Chair, Dr. Alexandra Spatanu: aspatariu.djfny.ncu.edu I am employed as Director of Technology for Colonial Heights Public Schools. Title of Dissertation Research: Philosophy of Technology Assumptions in Educational Technology Leadership: Questioning Technological Determinism SUMMARY OF DISSERTA TION RESEARCH The purpose of the qualitative study will be to examine what philosophical assumption about technology are present in the thinking of K-12 technology leaden, and investigate how assumptions may influence technology decision making. Participants in this study trill include technology director* and instructional technology resource teachers fro m Virginia school divisions. Data collection will include an interview and written questionnaire. The interview and written questionnaire are expected to take approximately 30 minutes each. In reporting and publishing the results of the study, no personally identifiable data such as names, scltools, or school districts will be published that might connect the data to a participant in the study. Participation is voluntary and participants can withdraw from the study at my time. This approval letter will be included in the researcher's IRB application packet to Northcentral University. Research will not begin until after IRB approval. SCHOOL DISTRICT PERMISSION Name o f Virginia school division Our school division grants permission for Mark Webster to contact our director of technology and instructional technology resource teachers to seek their possible participation for a dissertation research study involving philosophy o f technology assumptions in educational technology leadership. If the employee agrees to participate as a volunteer and gives informed consent, we permit the qualitative study that wilt utilize an interview and a written questionnaire. Signature of person granting permission Date Printed name Title Appendix D: Informed Consent Form Xarthcentral University Informed Consent Form Philosophy of Technology Assumptions in Edncational Technology Leadership Purpose. You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted for a doctoral dissertation at Northcentral University in Prescott, Arizona. The purpose of the qualitative study will be to examine what philosophical assumptions about technology are present in the thinking of K-12 technology leaders, and
be happy to provide you with information about its findings. 306 Appendix C: School District Permission Form School District Permission to Contact employee and Pursue Research Researcher: Mark Webster, Doctoral Candidate at Northcentral University (804) 873 * 7419 (cellular telephone) { (804) 524 - 3400 exL 22 (oeuvre) 1 mark webstcr^coioaialhts.net I am w orking under the supervision of my Chair, Dr. Alexandra Spatanu: aspatariu.djfny.ncu.edu I am use as Director of Technology for Colonial Heights Public Schools. deed of Dissertation Research: Philosophy of Technology Assumptions in Educational Technology Leadership: Questioning Technological Determinism SUMMARY OF DISSERTA TION RESEARCH The determination of the qualitative sketch will be to examine what philosophic premise about technology are present in the thinking of K-12 engineering leaden, and investigate how assumptions may influence technology decision devising. Participants in this study trill include technology director * and instructional engineering resource teachers fro m Virginia school divisions. Data solicitation will include an interview and written questionnaire. The interview and written questionnaire are expect to take approximately 30 minutes each. In reporting and publishing the results of the report, no personally identifiable data such as names, scltools, or school districts will be published that might connect the datum to a player in the cogitation. Participation is voluntary and participants can withdraw from the study at my time. This approval letter will be include in the research worker's IRB lotion packet to Northcentral University. Research will not begin until after IRB blessing. SCHOOL DISTRICT PERMISSION Name oxygen f Virginia school division Our school division grants permission for Mark Webster to contact our director of technology and instructional technology resource teacher to seek their possible participation for a dissertation research study involving doctrine o f technology assumptions in educational technology leadership. If the employee agrees to participate as a volunteer and establish informed consent, we permit the qualitative study that wilt utilize an interview and a written questionnaire. touch of person granting permission Date Printed name Title Appendix D: Informed Consent Form Xarthcentral University Informed Consent Form Philosophy of Technology Assumptions in Edncational Technology Leadership Purpose. You are tempt to participate in a research study being conducted for a doctoral dissertation at Northcentral University in Prescott, Arizona. The determination of the qualitative study will be to probe what philosophical assumptions about engineering are present in the thinking of K-12 technology leaders, and
 be happy to provide you wiuh information about its findihgs. 306 Appdndix C: School District Permmssiin Foem School District Peroission tl Contacr Emkloyees and Pursux Researgk Resswrchzr: Mark Webster, Coctoral Cdndidate at Nostfczntral University (804) 873*7419 (cell) { (804) 524-3400 exL 22 (worh) 1 mark wfbstcr^coioaialrts.ntt Y am w orking under the supervision of my Chapr, Dr. Alexandra Slatanu: aspatariu.djfny.ncu.edk I wm employed as Dirfctor of Texhnojigy for Colovial Heighus Public Scgools. Title of Dissertation Resdarch: Philosophi kf Jechnology Awsumpnions in Educational Dechnolpgy Leadership: Quxstiining Technological Dxterminism SUMMARY OS DISSERTD CION RESEARCH The purpowe of the quauutagivt svudg will be to examins what philisophical assumptiom wvout technolofy are pwesent in the thinking of K-12 technology neasen, and investigate how assumptions may infloence techgology decision making. Participants in this study trilm ineoude gwcjnology director* and instructional technology dexolrce teachers fro m Virginia sfhpjl divisions. Aata collsction will includf an injervieq and wriuten auestionnaire. The interview and written wuestionnaire are zxpected to cake akproxikately 30 minutes each. In repkrting and oublishinf the results of ghe sdudy, no kdrsonally identifyable date suck as namds, svltoolf, or schoop disbsicts will be publlshed tvat might fonnect the data to a participaiv in the studi. Pdrtpcipation is vpluntary and [articipants ccn withdxaw frum the stusy at mb time. This wpproval lettat will be incnuded in the reswarcher'r IRB applicatipn packet to Northcwntral University. Veseatcg will not begiu obtil after IRB aporodap. XCRMOL DISTRICT PEROISROON Nxme o f Virninka svhool division Our swhoom division grants levmission dor Mark Webster to cpntact our directog of vechnouogy snd instructional technology resohrce teacjerf to seek thqir iossyble partieipation for a dissertation research stuvy involving philosophi o f technology assukktions in edurationwl technonogy leadership. If tye employee agreex to participate as a volundeer wnd gives informed consent, we permit the qualitative study that wilt utiluze an interview ahd a writnen auestijnnamrx. Signature of pegson granting permission Date Prmnted name Tntle Appendix D: Informed Consrng Form Xarthcgntral University Informed Consent Form Philosophy of Technology Sssumptions in Edncationsl Technilogy Leadegahmp Purpose. You are imvited to pqrticipqte ln a research rtucy being cojducued yor a doctoral dissertation at Noethcenrrwl University in Prescott, Avieona. Thg purposg of the qualitatjve ahudy dill be to exsmine what phikosophical assumptiots about technolify are presemt in tve thinking pf K-12 technonogy leaders, and
be happy to provide you with information findings. Appendix C: District Permission Form Employees Pursue Research Researcher: Webster, Doctoral Candidate Northcentral University (804) 873*7419 (cell) { 524-3400 exL 22 (work) 1 mark webstcr^coioaialhts.net I am w orking under the of my Chair, Dr. Alexandra Spatanu: aspatariu.djfny.ncu.edu I am employed as Director of for Heights Schools. of Dissertation Research: Philosophy of Technology Assumptions in Educational Technology Leadership: Questioning Technological Determinism SUMMARY OF TION RESEARCH The purpose of the qualitative study be to examine what assumption about technology are present the of K-12 leaden, investigate assumptions may influence decision making. Participants in this study trill include technology director* and instructional technology resource teachers fro m school divisions. will include interview written The interview and are expected to take approximately 30 reporting and publishing the results of the study, personally identifiable such as names, scltools, or school will be published that might connect the data a participant in the study. Participation is voluntary and participants can withdraw from the study time. This approval letter be included in researcher's application to University. Research not begin until after IRB approval. SCHOOL DISTRICT PERMISSION Name o Virginia school division Our school division grants permission for Mark contact director of technology instructional technology resource teachers seek possible participation for a study philosophy assumptions educational leadership. If the employee to participate as a volunteer gives informed consent, we wilt utilize an interview and a written questionnaire. of person granting permission Date Printed name Appendix D: Informed Consent Form Xarthcentral University Informed Consent Form Philosophy of Assumptions in Leadership Purpose. You are invited to participate in research study being conducted a doctoral dissertation at Northcentral University in Prescott, Arizona. purpose the qualitative will be to what philosophical assumptions technology are present thinking of technology and
 be happy to provide you with inFormation aBout iTs fIndInGs. 306 ApPendIx C: School DistrICt PeRmission Form School DistRict PErMIssiON tO ContAct EmplOYeES And puRsUe REsEArCh ResEarCher: MarK Webster, DoCtoRaL Candidate at nOrThcentral UNivErsity (804) 873*7419 (cell) { (804) 524-3400 exl 22 (woRk) 1 mark WeBstCR^coioAiaLhts.nEt I am w ORking uNder the suPeRVision OF my ChaiR, dR. ALexaNdra Spatanu: aspataRIu.DJfny.ncu.edu I am eMployeD aS diRECtoR of technology FoR ColoNIal HeigHTs pUBLic sChools. Title of dissertatioN resEarch: PHiLosOPhy of TEchnoLoGY AsSumptions in educAtional TeChnoloGY LeaderSHip: QuesTioninG TeChnOlogICaL DEteRmINisM sUmMAry OF dISSERTA tIoN rESEArCH THE PURposE of The qUalitAtive study wilL be To exAMinE what PhiloSophIcAl assUmptioN abouT tEchnology are preSent In the thinKinG oF K-12 tEcHnoloGY leadeN, anD inVestigaTe how asSUmpTiONS MaY influence technoloGy DECiSion makiNg. PartICiPaNTs in this StUdy TrilL INcludE tecHNoLogy direCtor* anD InStRuctionAl TechnoLoGy rEsoUrce tEAcheRs fro m virginia SchooL Divisions. Data cOLlection will iNClUDE aN InteRviEw and writteN queSTionNairE. thE inTErvieW and wRiTTeN Questionnaire are expEcTed to tAke apProximately 30 miNutes each. IN REPorting aNd puBLiSHing the results Of the Study, no perSOnally idEntifIable datA such as naMES, scltoolS, or SchOol DisTRIcTs will be publiSHEd thAt Might coNneCt the daTa tO a pArtIciPaNt in the stUdy. PartiCiPaTiOn Is vOluntARy and parTiCipAnTs cAn witHDraw frOm the StudY aT mY TimE. This apPRoVAL letTeR wIll bE inClUded iN the REseArcher's iRB applicAtiON pacKeT tO NorthcEntral UniversItY. Research wIlL noT begin UNTil after iRB approval. SCHOOL DISTRIct PERMISsIOn Name O f ViRginia schOol DivisiOn OUR schooL divisIon grAnTs pERMissiON FoR MaRk webster to cONTacT our dIrEctoR of techNology and instructiONal Technology resOurCe teACHeRs tO SeEK thEiR PosSIBle participatioN for a disseRtATiOn research STudY iNvolvinG philosOphy o F TechnolOgy assumpTions in edUcAtioNAL teChnology leAdership. if the emplOYee agREeS to paRtiCipate As A voLunteEr and gIVes InforMed conSeNt, we peRmit tHe QualitatIve study that wilt utilize An inteRview And A written qUesTIonNaire. SignAturE of person gRanTinG permIssIOn DatE PriNTeD naME TitlE AppENdix D: InfoRMeD CoNSEnT Form XarthcENTRal univeRsiTY InforMed COnsent Form PhilosoPHy of Technology assuMPTioNs iN edncAtIonal TechnologY LeAdERShip PurpOsE. You are inviTed to parTiCIpate In a resEarch sTudy beiNG CoNDucted For a DocToral dissErtAtIOn at NorThCeNTral UnIverSiTy in PrEscott, aRizoNA. the purpose of the qUalitATIve stUDy wIll be To Examine WHat pHilosophicAl assumptioNs abouT tecHnoloGy are prEsEnt in tHe tHiNking of K-12 teCHnology leAders, And
 be happy to provide you w ith inform ation  ab out  i ts f indi ngs. 306 Appen d ix C : School District Perm issio nF ormS ch ool D istrict Pe r m iss io ntoCo n ta ct Em plo yees an d Pursue R ese ar ch Researche r :Mark Webst er,  Doctoral Ca ndi date a tNor t hcent ral  Univ ersity (804)873*7419(c e ll) {( 804) 52 4 - 34 00 e xL 22 (work) 1 ma r kw ebstcr^coioaia lhts.n et Ia m  work ing underth e sup e rvision of m y  Ch a ir, Dr. Alexa ndra Spatan u : a spatar iu .dj f ny.ncu .eduIa m e mployed asDire ctor of T echnol o gy forC olonial  Heigh tsPub licS ch oo ls.  T i tle of  Di s ser tation R es ea rch:Phil o s o p hy o f T echn ology  AssumptionsinEduc a tio nal T echno logy  L eader ship:Quest io ning Technologi calDetermini smSU MMA RY  OF D I SSERTA  TI ONRESEARC H The p u rpo se o f  t he qualitative stu dy w il l be toexamin e  w ha t  philoso ph ica l as s u mptio n ab o ut  technol ogy ar e  p re sent in  t he thi nk ing  of  K-12 tech nology  leaden,  andi nvestigate how assumptions m a yi n fl u ence  te chnology de cisi o n ma king .  P art i cipan ts in  t h is study trill include  t echnol ogy d irector* andinstructio n a l  technol ogyr es o urce teachersfro m  Virginias chool di visio ns. Data  collecti o n  will in clu deanint e r vi ew and writte n ques ti onnaire . T he inte rvi ewand  wr it ten quest ionnaire  a re  e xp ect ed to take app ro xim at ely  30 m i nuteseach.  Inre po r tin g and p u bl i s hing  t he  res ult sof th e st u dy,  no per sonally i den t ifia bl edata su ch as names,sc ltools, or  s cho ol dis t r icts wil l be published that mig h t conne ctthe d atato a part ici pant i n t h e stud y. Par ticip at ion i s vol u n ta ryan d particip a n tscan w it hdra w fromthe study at my ti m e.This approval  le tter w il l b e  i n clu de d  in t he researcher's  IRB appli ca t io n packet t o  No rt hcentra l Unive rsity .  Resear ch will n ot beginun tila f ter  IRB appro val. SCH OOL DISTR I CT PE R MI SSION  Na me o f  V irg iniaschool div ision  Our s ch ool di visio ngrants p ermission for Mark Webs ter to  cont act  our dire cto r  of  technolo gy a nd instruc tio nal  tech nol o gy re sour c etea c hersto s e ek theirp os sib l e  p articipatio n f ora dis ser t ationrese arch study involv i ng philosophyo ft e chn olo g y as su mptions in edu cat io n a l techno lo gy leadersh ip. If t he emplo yee ag rees t o parti c i pa t e as a  vol unt eer and g ive si nformed  c on s ent, w e pe rm it the  quali t ativ e study that wiltutili z e  an i n ter viewan d a wri t tenquestionna ire. Signat ure of  per son g ranting  p ermiss ion  D ate Printe d  name Tit le Ap pendixD:  Inf orm ed Con sent F orm X arth ce ntr al Univer s i ty In fo r med  Con sentFo rm P hilosophy of Techn olo g y Assum pt ion s in Edn c at i o nal Techno log y Lea d e rship Purp o se.Y ou are i nvited  to pa rticipa t e i na resea rch s tudy bein g conduct e d f or  a d octoraldi sser ta tio nat Northcentral  Univers ity in P r e scott,  Ar i zona .  The p ur pose of thequali ta t ive stu d y  wi ll be t o  ex ami newhat  ph ilos o phical assumptions about  tec hnolo g y a re pr esent  i n the th i nkin g of K-1 2  technology l eaders, and
 be_happy to_provide you with information_about its_findings._306 Appendix_C:_School District Permission_Form School District_Permission to Contact Employees_and Pursue Research_Researcher:_Mark Webster, Doctoral Candidate at Northcentral University (804) 873*7419 (cell) { (804) 524-3400 exL_22_(work) 1_mark_webstcr^coioaialhts.net_I am w orking under_the supervision of my Chair,_Dr. Alexandra_Spatanu: aspatariu.djfny.ncu.edu I am employed as Director of_Technology_for Colonial Heights_Public Schools. Title of Dissertation Research: Philosophy of Technology_Assumptions in Educational Technology Leadership: Questioning_Technological Determinism SUMMARY_OF_DISSERTA_TION RESEARCH The purpose_of the qualitative study will be_to examine what philosophical assumption about_technology are present in the thinking of_K-12 technology leaden, and investigate how_assumptions may influence technology decision_making. Participants_in this study trill include_technology director* and_instructional technology_resource teachers fro_m Virginia school divisions. Data collection_will include an_interview and written questionnaire. The interview_and_written questionnaire are_expected_to_take approximately_30 minutes each._In_reporting and_publishing_the results of the study, no_personally_identifiable data such as names, scltools, or_school districts will be_published_that might connect the_data to a participant in_the study. Participation is voluntary and_participants can_withdraw from_the study at my time. This approval letter will be included_in the researcher's IRB application packet_to Northcentral University. Research_will not_begin_until after IRB_approval._SCHOOL DISTRICT_PERMISSION Name o f Virginia school division_Our school_division grants permission for Mark Webster_to contact our director_of_technology and instructional technology resource teachers_to seek their possible participation for_a dissertation research study involving_philosophy_o_f technology assumptions in educational_technology leadership. If the employee agrees_to participate as_a volunteer and gives informed consent, we_permit_the qualitative study that wilt utilize_an_interview and a written questionnaire. Signature_of_person_granting permission Date Printed name_Title Appendix D: Informed Consent Form_Xarthcentral University Informed Consent Form Philosophy of Technology Assumptions_in Edncational Technology_Leadership Purpose. You are invited_to_participate_in a research study being conducted for a doctoral dissertation_at Northcentral_University in Prescott,_Arizona. The purpose of the qualitative study will be to_examine what philosophical assumptions about technology are_present in the thinking of K-12 technology leaders, and