From both theoretical and empirical perspectives, cultural perceptions seem to have a significant impact on
teachers’ adoption of ICT. Unfortunately, much of the early research on computer uses in education has ignored
teachers’ cultural perceptions toward the new machines (Harper, 1987). Studies focused on the computer and its
effect on students’ achievement, thus overlooking the psychological and contextual factors involved in the process
of educational computerization (Clark, 1983; Thompson, Simonson & Hargrave, 1992). The delicacy of this
situation calls for an investigation of teachers’ cultural perceptions regarding the introduction of ICT into their
schools and society at large.