Barriers that Prevent Art Teachers from Using the Internet

Abstract

This is a descriptive study aiming at identifying the barriers that prevent art teachers from using the Internet in their classrooms in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. A survey questionnaire was developed and administered to a random sample of (96) art teachers from public and private elementary and middle schools and (10) of them were interviewed. The results revealed that lack of budget and technical support, were the major barriers. However, the no availability of technical support was found to be the biggest obstacle. The interviewees maintained that school principals’ mistaken belief about Internet was also a biggest obstacle. Moreover, half of the respondents thought that the importance of using the Internet in their classrooms was not higher than medium level which was another barrier.