Influence of adoption factors in the implementation of e-learning amongst universities in Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Njoroge, Harrison
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
E-Iearning is the use of Information Communication and Technology in education and it
includes media, technology applications & processes and computer-based or web-based
learning. Adoption of e-learning by the. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has
transformed how teaching and learning takes place in the HEIs. Student's enrollment in
the institutions has been on the upward trend despite reduced funding and support from
relevant authorities. Therefore the challenges' facing these institutions is striking a
balance between dwindling resources and delivering on quality education. Factors that
inspire institutions to adopt and use technology have been studied by scholars in the
developed countries, however no such studies have been done Kenyan context. This
study will therefore,. examine the influence of technology adoption factors on the
implementation of e-learning in the Higher Education Institutions in Kenya. The study
shall utilize the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) as it
offers an explanation of the user's intentions to use an information system and
subsequent usage behavior of the information system. The main objective of this
research study shall be to determine the influence of. the adoption factors in the
implementation of e-learning amongst the Higher Education Institutions in Kenya. The
research study shall adopt a descriptive survey design approach. A self-completion
questionnaire having both structured and semi structured questions shall be used to
collect data. The population for the, study shall be the 68 universities in Kenya which
have invested in e-learning technology. The sample size for this research study sh~lI be
10 universities (7 public and 3 private), the reason for their choice being that all have
been in existence for more than 10 years. This is to cater for universities with wellestablished
administrative structures and experience in university teaching and learning.
Seventy (70) respondents will be sampled using stratified and purposive sampling
techniques. Primary data will be collected using a structured questionnaire and an
interview guide. A multiple regression model will be used to predict the potential effects
of the influence of the adoption factors in the implementation of e-learning amongst the
Kenyan universities. Both descriptive and inferential statistics shall be used in the
analysis of data
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Keywords
Kenya, Information, Communication, Technology, E-learning, Adoption, Implementation