The relationship between the perception of challenges and the readiness of educational institutions with the intention to participate in electronic education: the mediating role of ease of use and usefulness of technology

Subject Areas : Business Management

Abbas Gholtash ¹ (Associate Professor, Department of educational Sciences, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran)

Received: 2024-06-10 Accepted : 2024-06-20 Published : 2024-05-21

Keywords: e-learning, Ease of using technology, The usefulness of technology, Understanding the challenges, Preparation of institutions, Intention to participate,

Abstract :

Introduction: Studying the experience of students in their participation in electronic education can lead to better understanding and making optimal educational decisions in education. The purpose of this research was to explain the mediating role of the ease of use and the usefulness of technology in relation to the perception of challenges and the readiness of educational institutions with the intention of participating in the electronic education of students.

research methodology: The present study was a descriptive correlational type in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this study was the students of the Faculty of Management and Accounting of the Islamic Azad University of Karaj, 384 of whom were selected using available sampling. "Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability and factor loading" were used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. Also, to determine validity, logical validity (form-content) and construct validity (convergent and divergent) were used. In order to check the appropriateness of the structure of the conceptual model of the research, the criteria of "determination coefficient, predictive correlation index and model fit index" were used. Structural equation model was used to analyze the data

.Findings: The results of the research showed that the perception of challenges has a negative relationship with the intention to participate in education, the perception of the usefulness of technology, and the perception of the ease of using technology. Also, the results showed that the perception of the readiness of educational institutions has a positive and significant relationship with the intention to participate and the perception of the usefulness of technology and the perception of the ease of using technology.

Conclusion: the results of this research can be considered as a suitable perceptual model to explain the factors affecting the intention to participate in electronic education.