Title
Factors influencing the use of mobile technologies in a university environment: A case from Latin America
Date Issued
01 April 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Delgado C.
Díaz E.
Garayar E.
Laguna H.
Publisher(s)
IGI Global Publishing
Abstract
The use of mobile technologies in higher education seem to be lagging those in other service sectors, which have been quick to utilize the advantages that mobile communications have to offer. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study analyzes the range factors and the level of influence on undergraduate intention to use a proposed mobile technology information service on the campus of a Peruvian university. The results, derived from factor analysis and regression, support the TAM showing that Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use are the principal factors influencing the intention to use the proposed service, with the external factors of mobility and social influence ranking as the next important. These results lead to the conclusion that the awareness of the attributes which the student's value and their social contexts are significant factors to ensure student uptake and use when designing and introducing student focused mobile services. Copyright © 2013, IGI Global.
Start page
24
End page
38
Volume
9
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía) Ciencias de la información
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84886871227
Source
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education
ISSN of the container
15501876
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