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Fayda-Kinik, F. Sehkar – International Journal of Educational Management, 2022
Purpose: This study investigates the interrelationships between the components of perceived organisational commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) and knowledge sharing (KS) intentions, attitudes and contributions amongst academics. It was hypothesised that organisational commitment has a positive mediating role in KS…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Sharing Behavior, Intention
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Alshalawi, Abdullah S. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
Statistics indicated that social media applications are not being utilised by many faculties for teaching purposes. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence the adoption of social media applications for teaching purposes in higher education and present the current status of this adoption. The Theory of Planned Behaviour…
Descriptors: Social Media, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education
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Malmström, Malin; Öqvist, Anna – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
Little empirical evidence is available on what drives young people to engage in higher education. Such knowledge is crucial in order to motivate students to make the most of their potential. This study surveyed a total of 294 Swedish high school students. The result shows that intentions play a mediating role between students' attitudes and the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Intention, Higher Education, Models
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Shahijan, Milad Kalantari; Rezaei, Sajad; Amin, Muslim – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of perceived brand orientation, intercultural friendship, and university reputation on international students' course satisfaction and continuance behavioral intention towards the higher education in Malaysia. A total of 348 questionnaires, administered on international students, were collected to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Path Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Least Squares Statistics
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Salajan, Florin D.; Welch, Anita G.; Ray, Chris M.; Peterson, Claudette – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
This study's primary investigation is the impact of "peer influence" and "perceived quality of teaching" on faculty members' usage of web-based learning management systems within the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework. These factors are entered into an extended TAM as external variables impacting on the core constructs…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education
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Ash, Allison N.; Schreiner, Laurie A. – Christian Higher Education, 2016
This study explored the predictors of success among 1,536 students of color from 12 Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) member institutions. Student success was measured by examining students' intent to graduate along with the degree to which they were thriving intellectually, socially, and psychologically. The study utilized…
Descriptors: Christianity, Predictor Variables, Spiritual Development, Minority Group Students
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Macharia, Jimmy K. N.; Pelser, Theunis G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Previous studies have shown that in the higher education sector, information and communication technology (ICT) provides the impetus for change from the traditional concepts of teaching and learning, as well as prime motivation behind the change in scholarly and professional activities. This underscores the importance of ICT in higher education in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
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Chen, Baiyun; Sivo, Stephen; Seilhamer, Ryan; Sugar, Amy; Mao, Jin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
Mobile learning is a fast growing trend in higher education. This study examined how an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) could evaluate and predict the use of a mobile application in learning. A path analysis design was used to measure the mediating effects on the use of Blackboard's Mobile™ Learn application in coursework (N = 77). The…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Higher Education, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
Fry, Donald W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While withdrawal from higher education may be the result of many reasons both within and beyond the control of the student or the institution, the intent of not returning to higher education indicates the acceptance of a permanent disassociation with the pursuit of the higher education endeavor. It is of paramount importance in understanding the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Causal Models, Academic Persistence
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White, Fiona A.; Charles, Margaret A.; Nelson, Jacqueline K. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2008
The research reported in this article examined the conditions under which persuasive arguments are most effective in changing university students' attitudes and expressed behavior with respect to affirmative action (AA). The conceptual framework was a model that integrated the theory of reasoned action and the elaboration likelihood model of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Intention, Affirmative Action, Path Analysis