ERIC Number: EJ1063895
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Cultural Differences on the Adoption of Mobile Learning
Arpaci, Ibrahim
British Journal of Educational Technology, v46 n4 p699-712 Jul 2015
The objective of this paper is to understand the impact of cultural differences on mobile learning adoption through identifying key adoption characteristics in Canada and Turkey, which have markedly different cultural backgrounds. A multi-group analysis was employed to test the hypothesised relationships based on the data collected by means of survey questionnaires from 190 and 163 undergraduate students in Turkey and Canada respectively. The results indicated that there is a strong relationship between culture and adoption behaviour, and there are major differences in patterns between the adoption behaviours of the two countries. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Surveys, Questionnaires, Hypothesis Testing, Undergraduate Students, Technology Integration, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Turkey
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