Contributing Factors for the Integration of Information and Communication Technology into Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions Teaching-Learning Practices

Autor/inn/en	Ergado, Amanuel Ayde; Desta, Amare; Mehta, Hemini
Titel	Contributing Factors for the Integration of Information and Communication Technology into Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions Teaching-Learning Practices
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 18 (2022) 1, S.275-292 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Computer Software; Information Systems; Guidelines; Foreign Countries; Technology Integration; Case Studies; Higher Education; Information Technology; Internet; Educational Policy; Technological Literacy; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; College Students; Student Attitudes; Educational Resources; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Richtlinien; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Informationstechnologie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Technisches Wissen; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsmittel; Äthiopien
Abstract	This paper is aimed at exploring the contributing factors for the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into higher education teaching-learning practices. For the study, a qualitative case study was used and the stakeholders from higher learning institutions were selected via purposive sampling. The data collected through interview and focus group discussions were analyzed using the QDA Miner Lite software. Information system theories such as the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Technology, Organisation, and Environment (TOE) framework guided the discussion of the results. The findings showed that there are limited ICT resources for education in Ethiopian higher learning institutions and the limited resources are not used effectively. The challenges like insufficient ICT infrastructure, lack of skill, resistance to change, wrongly perceiving ICT as an additional burden, lack of cooperative work, and lack of policy for ICT integration into teaching-learning practices are identified as the contributing factors. Based on the discussion using TAM and the TOE framework, the researchers developed a conceptual framework guiding the integration of ICT into the higher education system of Ethiopia. The research suggested that the stakeholders involved in the education sector specifically, higher learning institutions, should follow the framework developed for ICT integration into their education system. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cavehill, Bridgetown, Barbados, BB11000, West Indies. e-mail: chiefeditor-ijedict@open.uwi.edu; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01