ERIC Number: EJ1015426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-6521
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The Usage of e-Journal amongst Lecturers at a Public University in Malaysia
Abu Bakar, Arzmi Bin; Ariffin, Mohd Yahya Mohamed
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v12 n2 p321-329 Apr 2013
With the development of electronic publishing, e-journal is readily and widely available to academicians. This study was carried out to assess the usage of e-journal amongst education lecturers at a public university in
Malaysia. A total of 55 education lecturers participated in the study by completing a self-developed questionnaire to answer the following questions; (1) how often do education lecturers uses e-journal as a tool for
academic purposes? and (2) What are their preferential characteristics of e-journal which factors in its usage for academic purposes? The major findings of the study revealed a positive indication on the usage of e-journal
where 83.6% preferred to use e-journal for academic purposes compared to printed journals. Responses to the usage of e-journal for academic purposes also revealed a positive result with all the six academic activities rated as "often". Responses to the preference for using e-journal also produced a positive result where respondents rated as "agree" to the 10 statements. Based on the findings of the study, e-journal is widely used by education lecturers and has the potential to be diffused in teaching and learning as proposed by the Diffusion Theory (Rogers 1995). (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Journals, Comparative Analysis, Printed Materials, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Likert Scales, Positive Attitudes, Electronic Publishing, Teacher Educators, College Faculty, Educational Technology, Public Colleges
Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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