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NTSOBI, Mfanelo Patrick  y  COSTA, King. Change Management as a requirement for introducing ICT in curriculum delivery - the Gauteng Experience. NTQR [online]. 2022, vol.11, e559.  Epub 01-Oct-2022. ISSN 2184-7770.  https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.11.2022.e559.

The main objective of this study is to establish the role that change management plays in introducing ICT in curriculum delivery with special reference to Gauteng Province. A desktop literature review and a mixed method approach was adopted to gather information on how change management can impact on the effectiveness of ICT integration, not only in the South African context but also on the global and African context. The study findings were that the support for ICT integration in education is overwhelmingly positive; ICT is seen as having made a positive contribution to education and also noted that more training is required to improve teachers’ competencies in ICT usage. Also, more support needs to be provided to the principals, School Management Teams (SMTs) and School Governing Bodies (SGBs) in terms of training. In order to optimise the results of the change management process in ICT integration into the curriculum, the researcher recommended the following: establish a change management committee whose sole mandate is to ensure an effective integration of ICT projects; ensure sufficient and effective continuous training support to the educators, principals, SMTs and SGBs before, during and after launch of the ICT project. Moreover, the study recommends that continuous evaluation of the change process to assess if intended objectives are being achieved as well as ensuring that undivided buy-in and support from the district and top management are the steps to be observed so that change management process happens effectively in schools. Funding is key to ensure that there is provision of ICT equipment in schools and to invest in the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure.

Palabras clave : Basic Education; Change Management; ICT; Curriculum Delivery; Pedagogy..

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