Key factors that influence the diffusion and infusion of information and communication technologies in Kenyan higher education

Autor:	Theunis Gert Pelser, Jimmy Macharia
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Kenya Knowledge management Higher education business.industry Information and Communications Technology Pedagogy Technology integration Organizational culture Usability business Path analysis (statistics) Structural equation modeling Education
Zdroj:	Studies in Higher Education. 39:695-709
ISSN:	1470-174X 0307-5079
DOI:	10.1080/03075079.2012.729033
Popis:	Previous studies have shown that in the higher education sector, information and communication technology (ICT) provides the impetus for change from the traditional concepts of teaching and learning, as well as prime motivation behind the change in scholarly and professional activities. This underscores the importance of ICT in higher education in achieving the goal of providing flexible teaching and learning environments. Consequently, the aim of this study was to answer the empirical question as to what environmental, technological, organizational and individual factors are most likely to influence choice behaviour to use ICT in student learning in Kenyan higher education. Path analysis statistical techniques in structural equation modelling were used. The findings show that environmental, technological, organizational and individual factors play a significant role in ICT diffusion and infusion. It was further observed that the effects of some factors including availability of ICT, access to ICT, and th...
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