Social educators accessibility, significance and usage of educational environment enriched with ICT tools

Straipsnyje pristatomi tyrimo rezultatai apie socialinių pedagogų veikloje taikomus informacinių ir komunikacinių technologijų (toliau – IKT) įrankius. Remiantis kokybiniu ekspertų tyrimu ir socialinių pedagogų apklausa straipsnyje atskleidžiamos IKT įrankių, praturtinančių socialinių pedagogų edukacinę aplinką, prieinamumo, svarbos ir taikymo socialinių pedagogų edukacinėje aplinkoje prielaidos. Tyrimo pagrindu padarytos išvados gali būti teikiamos atitinkamoms institucijoms, atsakingoms už socialinių pedagogų edukacinės aplinkos modernizavimą, praturtinant IKT įrankiais, ir kvalifikacijos tobulinimą.The paper presents results of the research of social educator’s use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools. Based on the expert study and social educators survey this article reveals assumptions of accessibility, importance and usage of ICT tools in social educator’s educational environment. The questionnaire was prepared according the scientific literature study and qualitative expert research: it was selected eight ICT tools and twenty ICT tools identified features were investigated at the research. The survey sample – 292 social educators working in schools of general education in Lithuania. The social educators evaluated the accessibility, importance and use of ICT tools, how can it be used for social educator’s educational work functions. The data analysis of the survey reveals the educational environment enriching the social educators with ICT tools accessibility, importance and usage assumptions. On the basis of the research findings may be helpful to the authorities responsible for social educator educational environment modernization and qualification development