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Article: Introducing electronic textbooks as daily-use technology in schools: A top-down adoption process
Title | Introducing electronic textbooks as daily-use technology in schools: A top-down adoption process |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJET |
Citation | British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017, v. 48 n. 2, p. 524-537 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study took frequency of use and the adoption process into account to define the participants and external variables of the research model. School electronic textbooks are a daily-use technology and they are adopted in a compulsory, top-down way. Their introduction can evoke feelings of anxiety among teachers because of a possible increase in workload. This compulsory adoption process contrasts with that for most other technologies, which are voluntary and less disruptive. In a school context, instructional designs of electronic textbooks that help explain user acceptance are sufficient in a bottom-up, but not a top-down, approach. To address this, we included individual, organizational and social factors in our research model. We used a survey questionnaire to collect data from 306 in-service teachers from eight secondary schools. The results showed anxiety and positive attitude are the main barrier and catalyst, respectively, to acceptance of such technology. We make one suggestion for researchers and two suggestions for school leaders on the adoption process. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/224956 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 5.268 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.790 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chiu, KFT | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-18T03:34:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-18T03:34:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017, v. 48 n. 2, p. 524-537 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-1013 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/224956 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study took frequency of use and the adoption process into account to define the participants and external variables of the research model. School electronic textbooks are a daily-use technology and they are adopted in a compulsory, top-down way. Their introduction can evoke feelings of anxiety among teachers because of a possible increase in workload. This compulsory adoption process contrasts with that for most other technologies, which are voluntary and less disruptive. In a school context, instructional designs of electronic textbooks that help explain user acceptance are sufficient in a bottom-up, but not a top-down, approach. To address this, we included individual, organizational and social factors in our research model. We used a survey questionnaire to collect data from 306 in-service teachers from eight secondary schools. The results showed anxiety and positive attitude are the main barrier and catalyst, respectively, to acceptance of such technology. We make one suggestion for researchers and two suggestions for school leaders on the adoption process. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJET | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | British Journal of Educational Technology | - |
dc.rights | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com | - |
dc.title | Introducing electronic textbooks as daily-use technology in schools: A top-down adoption process | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chiu, KFT: tchiu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chiu, KFT=rp02010 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/bjet.12432 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84961275596 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 257554 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 48 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 524 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 537 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000394903500018 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0007-1013 | - |