What is an ecological approach and how can it assist in understanding ICT take‐up?

This paper argues that ecological frameworks offer a powerful way of explaining the take‐up of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools. Past research has focused on teachers and their willingness and readiness to use ICT but this has not satisfactorily explained the use (or non‐use) of ICT. Gaps in this research can be addressed by an ecological approach which shifts attention from the teacher to the context in which ICT is...