A Comparative Study of Public and Private University Faculty about the Utilization of Innovative Instructional Strategies with the Use of Technology in Teacher Education

Abstract

The current research study aimed to compare the usage of technology in the classroom environment, of public and private sector university faculty regarding innovative instructional strategies concerning the technology used at the university level in teacher education programs. A quantitative study was conducted to investigate the perception of faculty regarding using technology in the classroom. The population of the study was all the public and private sector university faculty, especially in teacher education programs of the Punjab province, Pakistan. In addition, 10 public and 10 private universities, offering teacher education programs, were taken as samples randomly. The study sample comprised 202 faculty members, including 144(70.3 %) from public sector universities and 58(28.7 %) from private sector universities. These faculty members specifically teach the education department. A self-developed questionnaire Likert-type survey having five options, agree, disagree, undecided, strongly agree, and strongly disagree was used to collect quantitative data. The alpha reliability usability of technology was 0.78. To compare the difference between private and public sector teachers, the independent samples t-test was applied. The findings of the study revealed that the Private sector university faculty have a capable workforce in the utilization of technology as compared to the public sector. The study recommended that the provision of technological tools and technology-based training for faculty of teacher education programs is a must for making teacher training programs effective and successful.