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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Azizah Jaafar, Prof. Dr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamed Hussain Thowfeek (P53586) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-16T04:35:38Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-16T04:35:38Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05-07 | |
| dc.identifier.other | ukmvital:118691 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/513335 | - |
| dc.description | E-learning, a popular approach to teaching and learning in most of the higher educational institutions (HEI) around the world, is seen as an alternative education method giving an equal opportunity to many students to learn. Due to limited infrastructure and other constraints, only a limited number of students out of those qualified in the G.C.E (Advanced Level) are given admission to universities. In this context, adoption of e-learning can provide flexibility in scheduling degree programmes and improve the use of limited resources. However, to adopt an e-learning system successfully, the HEIs should evaluate their readiness before embarking on it. However so far there is no empirical study on e-learning readiness in the context of HEI in Sri Lanka. Thus, this study was aimed at studying the readiness of e-learning implementation in higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka. On the review of the literature, five groups of readiness factors such as resources readiness, education readiness, environment readiness, human readiness, and attitude readiness were hypothesized to be significantly related with the intention to adopt e-learning, and the relationship between these readiness factors and the intention to adopt was expected to be moderated by individual characteristics as illustrated in the research framework. The preliminary studies and expert reviews were conducted to finalise the survey instrument, but to conduct field survey, quantitative research approach was deemed to be appropriate. The analysis of the responses obtained through the questionnaires from three hundred and sixty five (365) lecturers in the five universities (5) scattered in the five (5) different provinces of Sri Lanka, revealed that, all the universities are ready to adopt e-learning, but a moderate improvement in readiness factors would expedite the adoption process and it was discovered that all the conceptualized readiness factors were significant for the purpose of adopting e-learning. Further, the results showed that there were no significant differences in the e-learning readiness in terms of individual characteristics except the prior e-learning experience of lecturers. The study has contributed to theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives. Theoretically this study has presented an empirical based framework, which included the readiness factors that are mostly applicable to the context of developing country like Sri Lanka. From methodological point of view, the survey instrument developed for the purpose of this study can further be tested in other research settings. Similarly, the instrument can practically contribute to assess individual readiness to adopt e-learning in different organizations. More importantly the study can serve as guidance for the university administrators, UGC and MOHE (Ministry of Higher Education) to develop a strategy for e-learning implementation in the future. However, the number of limitations that are implied in the study could be eliminated by expanding the study with the inclusion of other variables such as, politics, language, and ethnics and so on, along with the number of chosen respondents and universities and other educational institutions.,Ph.D. | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | UKM, Bangi | |
| dc.relation | Faculty of Information Science and Technology / Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat | |
| dc.rights | UKM | |
| dc.subject | Internet in education | |
| dc.subject | Human-computer interaction | |
| dc.subject | Computer-assisted instruction | |
| dc.subject | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations | |
| dc.title | Readiness framework for e-learning implementation: a study of the perpection of lecturers in the higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka | |
| dc.type | Theses | |
| dc.format.pages | 243 | |
| dc.identifier.callno | LB1044.87.T496 2018 3 tesis | |
| dc.identifier.barcode | 004024(2019) | |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Information Science and Technology / Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat | |
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