Unsystematic Technology Adoption in Cambodia: Students' Perceptions of Computer and Internet Use
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| Title: | Unsystematic Technology Adoption in Cambodia: Students' Perceptions of Computer and Internet Use |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Richardson, Jayson W., Nash, John B., Flora, Kevin L. |
| Source: | International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. 2014 10(2):63-76. |
| Availability: | International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http::ijedict.dec.uwi.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | USAID |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Internet, Urban Schools, Questionnaires, Access to Computers, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Developing Nations, Statistical Analysis, Student Surveys |
| Geographic Terms: | Cambodia |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Computer Attitude Scale |
| ISSN: | 1814-0556 |
| Abstract: | This study was designed to understand how upper secondary school students in Cambodia perceive the use of computers and the Internet. Data were collected from students in three urban upper secondary schools (n = 1,137) in Cambodia using questionnaires. The data indicate that the more exposure a Cambodian student had to computers and the Internet the more favorable their attitudes were toward these technologies. Additionally, students with limited exposure to these technologies were more likely to have increased anxiety about using such technologies. The findings are discussed using Rogers' conceptualization of the Diffusion of Innovations theory. This study is the first of its kind aimed at understanding the perceptions and use of digital technology by Cambodian upper secondary students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 40 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1071301 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study was designed to understand how upper secondary school students in Cambodia perceive the use of computers and the Internet. Data were collected from students in three urban upper secondary schools (n = 1,137) in Cambodia using questionnaires. The data indicate that the more exposure a Cambodian student had to computers and the Internet the more favorable their attitudes were toward these technologies. Additionally, students with limited exposure to these technologies were more likely to have increased anxiety about using such technologies. The findings are discussed using Rogers' conceptualization of the Diffusion of Innovations theory. This study is the first of its kind aimed at understanding the perceptions and use of digital technology by Cambodian upper secondary students. |
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| ISSN: | 1814-0556 |
