文档介绍：Acceptance of Web Technology based Education by Professors and Administrators of a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario.
Research 1
By
Saketaram (Sam) Surendra
A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements
for the Degree of Doctor of Education
Graduate Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the
University of Toronto
ABSTRACT
This research examines the extent to which the diffusion factors proposed by Fullan (1991), Rogers (1995), Clinton (1971), and other sources are useful in predicting the acceptance of innovative educational Web technology in a college setting. The data analysis revealed that access to information is the most crucial of all the diffusion factors. Among the various types of access to information, training was found to be the best predictor for essful adoption of educational Web technology by mangers and professors. It was also found that the administrators were more accepting of the Web based educational innovation than the professors. Another major e of this research is the development of a new system for categorizing diffusion factors to improve user perception of Web technology based educational innovations.
One hundred and nine professors and administrators of munity college in the province of Ontario were studied. Quantitative data were gathered concerning their: