- Title
- An investigation into e-learning acceptance in selected South African companies
- Creator
- Chinyamurindi, Willie Tafadzwa
- Subject
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Subject
- Electronic learning
- Subject
- Employees -- Training of -- Computer-assisted instruction
- Subject
- Internet in education
- Date Issued
- 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9405
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/487
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011908
- Identifier
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Identifier
- Electronic learning
- Identifier
- Employees -- Training of -- Computer-assisted instruction
- Identifier
- Internet in education
- Description
- The study investigated the acceptance of electronic (e-learning) based instruction in selected South African companies based upon the dominants of e-learning acceptance that included computer self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention to use. A quantitative research methodology was conducted on a sample of male and female trainees in selected South African companies using e-learning as a mode of instruction (N=191) using the “E-learning Acceptance Measure” by Ong and Lai (2006). Analysis of variance was used to determine whether the biographical characteristic of gender could account for any differences towards the determinants of e-learning acceptance. Multiple stepwise regression was used to determine differences between dominants of e-learning acceptance and gender. The results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant differences in mean between men’s rating of computer self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention than that of women. In terms of influences, the results show the existence of influence between certain dominants of e-learning acceptance however no gender differences were found in influence. Recommendations were made based upon these results on how South African companies can help trainees accept and use e-learning.
- Format
- x, 158 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Arts
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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