Barriers to Educational Technology Adoption: Navigating Challenges in Integration

The major determinant in shaping the panorama of today's educational system is technology. The purpose of the study was to explore the potential challenges that affect the adoption of educational technology by female college teachers and to propose realistic recommendations to improve college-level instructional technology integration. The research was descriptive in nature, and to achieve the objectives of the study, a sample of seventy-three female college teachers was selected from the four Government Girl's Colleges located in District Lodhran, Punjab, Pakistan, using a convenience sampling technique. The findings reveal an intricate interaction of factors that affect educational technology adoption, which include lack of technological resources and infrastructure, collaboration, data security, accessibility, lack of training and lack of technological assistance. This study emphasizes the need for comprehensive policies, training, and infrastructure to address data security concerns and build teacher and student confidence in technology use in education and the need for educational institutions to examine and adapt their curriculum designs to allow time slots for technology integration to ensure balance and effectiveness.