THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING OF SCHOOLS

Fatma ÖZMEN ¹ , Yýlmaz Denktaþ ²

In the last two decades, the rapid changes and developments that occurred in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the importance attributed to knowledge, and the fact that knowledge is seen as the most important strategic asset, have effected the organizations that try to survive in the competitive and complex conditions of the environment. For organizations that try to survive in such environments, the key concept based on continuous learning and self-development has been organizational learning philosophy. After the first mentioning by Cyert and March in 1963, organizational learning concept has been the main focus of interest of the organizational management field. Although many scientists talked about the importance and meaning of the term in different books and articles, Peter Senge was the man who had the concept gained its popularity in 1990â€â„¢s. The goals and means of educational institutions, as knowledge intensive organizations, are knowledge based. I

Keywords
Information, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Learning, Learning Organizations, Schools,