Academic Social Networks Affecting the Adoption of E-Learning in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Barton, Siew Mee; Corbitt, Brian; Nguyen, Lemai
Titel	Academic Social Networks Affecting the Adoption of E-Learning in Turkey
Quelle	In: International Journal on E-Learning, 8 (2009) 4, S.561-575 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-2456
Schlagwörter	Change Agents; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Cultural Influences; Social Networks; Educational Policy; Adoption (Ideas); College Faculty; Peer Relationship; Asian Culture; Cultural Context; Electronic Learning; Web Based Instruction; Online Courses; Distance Education; Technology Integration; College Instruction; Higher Education; Information Technology; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnografie; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Fakultät; Peer-Beziehungen; Web Based Training; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschullehre; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Informationstechnologie; Türkei
Abstract	This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of e-learning adopters in Turkey and examines ways in which cultural factors shape the adoption and use of information technology for online teaching. This research focuses on influential early adopters in the tertiary education sector in Turkey who have become change agents by inspiring small networks of their peers into e-learning. The study examines the operation of trust and inspiration in networking and teamwork in the Asian academic environment. A key finding of this research is that the early adopters of e-learning tend to become change agents in small groups and networks. This research sheds light on the mechanisms by which the process of e-learning adoption relies on social networks and connections. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10