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ERIC Number: EJ1467841
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
EISSN: EISSN-1573-7608
Available Date: 2024-11-05
Old Habits Die Hard: Technology Acceptance of Teachers and Police Officers
Education and Information Technologies, v30 n6 p7877-7910 2025
The objective of this study is to compare the levels of acceptance of occupational technology among police officers and middle school teachers in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Analyses based on the UTAUT2 model evaluated the impact of demographic variables, including gender, occupation, age, and tenure, on technology acceptance processes. The study demonstrated that police officers exhibited markedly higher technology acceptance levels than teachers. This finding demonstrates the proclivity of both groups to adopt technology in their professional practices and the discrepancies in the utilisation of these technologies. The findings of the study demonstrate that demographic factors and occupational roles exert a considerable influence on technology acceptance, with these effects being shaped by a range of mediating variables, including perceptions of social interaction and organisational support. In particular, it is emphasized that habits and enabling conditions are important determinants of technology acceptance. By providing a comprehensive framework for understanding technology acceptance processes in educational and legal practice, the study establishes a foundation for future research to examine these processes in depth among different professional groups, especially in developing countries. The results emphasize the necessity for more comprehensive professional technology acceptance strategies and highlight the influence of various demographic and contextual factors on this process.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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Author Affiliations: 1Kirklareli University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Educational Sciences, Kirklareli, Turkey; 2Inönü University, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Malatya, Turkey; 3Inönü University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Malatya, Turkey