Factors Affecting Application of Information and Communications Technology from the Viewpoint of Faculty Members

Subject Areas : psycology

Khaled Ahmadi ¹ , Adel Zahed Babelan ² , Mahdi Moeini Kia ³ , Mohammad Mahdi Babaei Menghari ⁴

1 - Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sardasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sardasht, Iran, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
4 - Ph.D. Student of Economics and Finance Management of Higher Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2017-10-23 Accepted : 2017-12-19 Published : 2017-10-23

Keywords: information and communications technology, faculty members, University, technical and environmental factors,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the application of information and communications technology and the contribution of each factor among the faculty members of Ardabil University. The research method was descriptive-correlational type. The statistical population included all faculty members in Ardabil Universities in 2015. According to the Morgan table, a sample of 225 subjects was selected through stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done using an ICT questionnaire. Its validity was confirmed by specialists and the reliability of the instrument was calculated 0.94 by using Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient. Data was analyzed by using SPSS software. The results of exploratory factor analysis indicated 9 factors that explain %63.563 percent of the variance of information and communication technology. Regarding the background and literature of the research, the factors were named as technical and environmental factor, economic factor, educational factor, skill and expertise factor, individual factor, software factor, human and managerial factor, attitude factor, and factor of ability to use and learn English. The most important factors according to the faculty members participating in the research included the technical and environmental ones with the highest level of contribution in explaining the variables with a value of 30.671.

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