This study applies the decomposed theory of planned behaviour to explore university faculty members' e-learning adoption in Brazil. Attitude (perceived usefulness, ease of use, compatibility, and relative advantage), subjective norms (external influence and student-instructor interaction), and behavioural control (level of interactivity and resource facilitating conditions) collectively influence intention to use e-learning, which in turn determines actual behaviour. The effect of occupational socialisation was posited as a moderator to examine the differences between full-time (professors) and part-time (tutors) faculty members. A quantitative survey was conducted and 446 usable responses were received in total. The research model fitted the data well and supported most of the hypotheses. In addition, the occupational categories (professors versus tutors) had an impact on some of the paths, while latent means were greater among professors, compared with tutors. In conclusion, significant implications are discussed while important limitations are recognised and future research directions are suggested. IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to examine factors determining e-learning adoption in Brazilian universities. E-learning is the use of Internet technologies to deliver a broad array of solutions that enhance knowledge and performance (Rosenberg 2001). While e-learning is still in the process of maturing, it has steadily grown over the past few years. The worldwide market for e-learning products and services reached US$32.1 billion in 2010. The 5-year compound annual growth rate is 9.2%, and revenues will grow to US$49.9 billion by 2015 (Ambient Insight 2011).This study proposes a research model that explains factors determining e-learning adoption. More specifically, we adapt Taylor and Todd's (1995) decomposed theory of planned behaviour (DTPB) as a theoretical base and extend it to a model that explains Brazilian university faculties' e-learning adoption. In addition, we posit that the strength of the causal relationships among these factors may vary according to the extent of occupational socialisation. More specifically, our study focuses on the perceptual and behavioural differences between professors and tutors, both of whom play major roles in e-learning in higher education in Brazil.This study closely follows a stream of new technology adoption in e-learning systems (Teo 2011(Teo , 2012. Our incremental value to the disciplinary knowledge base is threefold. First, e-learning adoption in Brazilian higher education has seldom been documented in scholarly English-language journals. Brazil is considered to be one of the rising economic powers known as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Nonetheless, educational research on Brazilian higher education has still been scarce. Our review of Studies in Higher Education found no articles dealing with e-learning adoption in Brazilian universities, while other journals have published on this topic in primary and secondary schools (Martins, Steil, and Todes...
<p>The objective of this study is to examine factors influencing e-learning adoption and the moderating role of gender. This study extends the technology acceptance model (TAM) by adding attitude and social interaction. The new construct of social interaction is applied to the South American context. Gender effects on e-learning adoption from educators’ perspectives have seldom been explored. The data collection takes place in three major Brazilian universities. In total, 446 faculty members responded to the questionnaire. Our structural equation modeling reveals that ease of use and perceived usefulness are significant antecedents of attitude, which in turn affects intention. However, unlike the original TAM, perceived usefulness is not a direct driver of intention. In terms of moderation, gender affects three relationships: (1) ease of use –› perceived usefulness; (2) perceived usefulness –› attitude, and (3) intention –› actual behavior. The analysis is carried out in a single country; thus, caution should be taken in generalization of the results. The findings will help academics, educators, and policy makers to better understand the mechanism of e-learning adoption in Brazil. <br /><br /></p><p> </p>
This study sheds light on the organizational dimensions underlying e-learning adoption among Brazilian universities. We propose an organizational e-learning adoption model based on the decomposed theory of planned behavior (TPB). A series of hypotheses are posited with regard to the relationships among the proposed constructs. The model is pretested and finally validated with the data collected from 446 Brazilian universities' faculty members. We use structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that our data fit the model well, demonstrating that e-learning adoption is feasible and accepted as a teaching tool in Brazil. In closing, we draw theoretical and managerial implications, while recognizing important limitations.The purpose of this study is to examine factors determining e-learning adoption in Brazilian universities. E-learning is the use of Internet technologies to deliver a *The preparation of this
O isolamento social, decorrente do enfrentamento ao contágio do novo Coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2), gerou muitas transformações nos processos de trabalho e no ensino. Este estudo investiga as experiências dos estudantes de Ciências Contábeis com o ensino remoto implementado por uma instituição de ensino superior federal da região centro-oeste brasileira durante a pandemia da SARS-CoV-2, e os efeitos no seu interesse e na sua satisfação com as aulas. A amostra compreendeu 102 estudantes, que responderam a um questionário com perguntas fechadas e abertas, cujos dados foram tratados com as técnicas de Equações Estruturais e de Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciaram que é preciso que os professores busquem diferentes metodologias de ensino e distintas tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TICs) para reproduzir uma aula presencial em um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem e para que o aluno tenha maior interesse e satisfação. Ademais, foi identificado que a maioria dos estudantes desconhecia o funcionamento da dinâmica da modalidade de ensino remoto, o que gerou inúmeras dúvidas e receios, e refletiu nas experiências deles com as interações entre professor-aluno e aluno-aluno, as quais interferem significativamente no processo de aprendizagem, logo, no interesse e na satisfação do aluno.
Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar quais os efeitos dos traços de personalidade sobre as intenções empreendedoras dos alunos concluintes dos cursos de Ciências Contábeis de duas instituições de ensino superior privadas e uma pública, localizadas na região centro-oeste do Brasil. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo, realizado a partir de uma pesquisa de levantamento, com a amostra constituída por 173 alunos sendo 86 de uma universidade pública e 87 de duas universidades privadas. O instrumento de pesquisa foi aplicado presencialmente aos respondentes e para a análise dos dados adotou-se a técnica de modelagem de equações estruturais. Resultados: Dentre os resultados constatou-se que as atitudes afetam as intenções empreendedoras dos alunos de maneira estatisticamente significante permitindo inferir que ela é um dos princípios mais forte para se iniciar uma carreira empreendedora pelo fato da avaliação dos prós e contras. Também confirmou-se que os traços de personalidade (personalidade proativa e lócus de controle) são muito relevantes para se entender os interesses empreendedores de um indivíduo. A personalidade proativa é uma característica que afeta positivamente a atitude, a norma subjetiva, o controle comportamental percebido e também as intenções empreendedoras do indivíduo. O lócus de controle por sua vez afeta tanto nas normas subjetivas quanto no controle comportamental percebido do indivíduo. Contribuições do estudo: Seus resultados permitem inferir que os traços de personalidade e as variáveis da Teoria do Comportamento Planejado são em partes boas preditoras das intenções comportamentais.
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