AA 2004 Volume 36 Issue 2

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    Psychosocial factors affecting the adoption of technology in an institution of higher education
    (University of the Free State, 2004) Van Niekerk, Kirstin; Maree, David
    English: This study investigated the psychological and social factors pertinent to the adoption of information and communication technology within a tertiary education institution. A conceptual model grouped the independent variables as individual characteristics, the individual’s perception of group characteristics and the individual’s perception of organisation characteristics. The dependent variable, the adoption of new technology, was indicated by the actual usage of telematic educational technologies by postgraduate teaching staff. In this study the results showed that attitudes towards new technology and management support were among the most important determinants of technology adoption. Certain implications for tertiary institutions were pointed out