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Publication Date: 2016
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Part-Time Undergraduate Nursing Students' Perception and Attitude to ICT Supports for Distance Education in Nursing in Nigeria
Irinoye, Omolola; Ayamolowo, Sunday; Tijnai, Olawale Kazeem
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, v4 n2 p8-21 2016
The increase in demand for university education remains unmet especially in developing countries; this has made adoption of distance education imperative in our educational system. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been identified as a tool for improving education quality especially in developing countries. The study examined attitudes and perceptions of nursing students toward using Information and Communications Technology supports in distance education. A researchers-designed and validated questionnaire with alpha coefficient of 0.82 was administered to 396 students of the Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria out of which 305 (70%) were returned. Findings of the study revealed that the majority of the nurses (83.3%) had never attended any online computer based training program, a majority (63.9%) had no formal computer training and do not possess personal computers, while 74.4% reported positive perception and attitudes toward using ICT supports in distance education. Lack of constant internet access was rated by the respondents (29.8%) as a major challenge to e-learning support. Gender and years of working experience had no significant influence on respondents' attitudes and perceptions toward ICT supports.
Descriptors: Part Time Students, Nursing Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Questionnaires, Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Access to Computers, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales
University of Malaya Faculty of Education. Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia. e-mail: info@mojet.net; Web site: http://www.mojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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