ERIC Number: EJ1145039
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 11
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Antecedents of Adopting E-Learning: Toward a Model of Academic E-Learning Acceptance
Kamali, Ali
Information Systems Education Journal, v11 n2 p4-14 Apr 2013
This study investigates factors that predict the successful adoption and implementation of e-learning technologies in college level courses. The study employed "availability sample," to collect data via face-to-face interviews with academic professionals in a small liberal arts and sciences college in the Midwest. Two hundred and twelve members of the faculty were targeted, of whom 129 (60%) completed the interviews. Several layers of analysis were performed to test the effects of academic backgrounds and other demographic variables on the perceptions about and the tendencies to adopt e-learning. It was found that the academic background variables did not yield significant correlations with perception about, and the decision to adopt, e-learning. The data showed that the primary interest in the correlates of the decisions to adopt e-learning is the faculty's self confidence in using the technology and online resources.
Descriptors: Models, Electronic Learning, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Liberal Arts, Interviews, Correlation, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods, Teacher Characteristics, Self Efficacy, Technological Literacy, Academic Rank (Professional), Measures (Individuals), Regression (Statistics), Educational Technology, Information Technology, Statistical Analysis
Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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