MAIN BARRIERS AND POSSIBLE ENABLERS OF GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ADOPTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBERS

FI Amadin; AC Obienu; RO Osaseri

doi:10.4314/njt.372.1674

MAIN BARRIERS AND POSSIBLE ENABLERS OF GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ADOPTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBERS

Authors

FI Amadin DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, P.M.B. 1154, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
AC Obienu DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, P.M.B. 1154, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
RO Osaseri DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, P.M.B. 1154, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.372.1674

Keywords:

Education Technology, Google Apps for Education, University Staff Members

Abstract

Understanding users’ acceptance is a key factor for the development and success of Educational Technologies (ETs), as access to these technologies alone does not guarantee use, nor does it determine the benefit for the intended user. This study aimed to investigate the issue with acceptance and use of Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and examine factors that influence and predict acceptance and use among University of Benin Staff Members. A sample of 200 University staff members took part in the research. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was employed to describe the adoption process. The result revealed that GAFE facilitating condition was the most important construct, followed by performance expectancy in explicating the causal process in the model to assess the acceptance and use of Google Apps for Education.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v37i2.18

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Published

2018-03-31

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Computer, Telecommunications, Software, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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MAIN BARRIERS AND POSSIBLE ENABLERS OF GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ADOPTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBERS. (2018). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 37(2), 432-439. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.372.1674