ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With my high appreciation to those who gave me the most support and influence during my pursuit of the academic goal, I put their names in the acknowledgement in honor of their contribution to my study.

They are: Dr. Bruce Petty, my doctoral advisor, who offered me the encouragement and dynamics to persist in study to explore the technology world; Dr. Kay Bull, who taught me the educational theories and philosophy that broadened my vision of the educational foundations; Dr. Pamela Bettis, who taught me research methodology and reviewed my draft with efforts; Dr. Ed Harris, who offered me the opportunity to gain the experience of the technical support in my department, College of Education; and Dr. Raynaldo Martinez, who provided me a perspective of cultural diversity which helped me understand more of the people I contacted with in my research.