The paper outlines the research methods for investigating the implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Al-Ula school district of Saudi Arabia. Research questions focused on investigating the perceptions and experiences of teachers and principals in Al-Ula schools in order to gain insight into both the challenges they have faced and the successes they have experienced as they implemented technology. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit teachers and principals from 18 Al-Ula schools to participate in the study. The researcher used two collection instruments: a survey and an interview protocol. The primary function of the online survey was to provide descriptive statistics that helped to contextualize and augment the interview data. While the interview data provided more in-depth insight into the perceptions and experiences of individual teachers and principals, the survey items allowed for a quantitative view of teachers’ and principals’ perceptions and experiences pertaining to technology use.
Keywords: Al-Ula school district., Qualitative research, education in Saudi Arabia, information and communication technology (ICT)., quantitative research
