ERIC Number: EJ1102408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jan
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1303-6521
EISSN: N/A
Understanding Faculty Adoption of Technology Using the Learning/Adoption Trajectory Model: A Qualitative Case Study
Sahin, Ismail
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v4 n1 Article 10 p75-84 Jan 2005
Using a technology adoption model, the Learning/Adoption Trajectory model, and this study aimed to identify the technology adoption level of a faculty member, Mary. In addition, I examined how Mary arrived at her technology adoption level. Finally, using Mary's path to technology leadership as a guide, I offered several recommendations about how colleges and departments can encourage faculty members to integrate technology effectively. To be able to get enough data and to strengthen the internal validity and the reliability of this qualitative case study, the triangulation strategy or the multiple data collection method was used. In this basic interpretive qualitative study, the data were collected through interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education, Models, Technology Integration, Interviews, Classroom Observation Techniques, Content Analysis, Expertise, Caring, Helping Relationship, Usability, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, College Faculty
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: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A