An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools
This paper addresses the problem of non-significant intention–behavior effects in educational technology adoption, based on a reanalysis of data from the Impact09 project, a UK-government funded evaluation of technology use in high schools in England that had been selected as representing outstandin...
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| description | This paper addresses the problem of non-significant intention–behavior effects in educational technology adoption, based on a reanalysis of data from the Impact09 project, a UK-government funded evaluation of technology use in high schools in England that had been selected as representing outstanding Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) innovation. The reanalysis focuses on intentionality and teleology, and attempts to combine an ecological perspective with a critical analysis of the intention–behavior correlations among participants, particularly teachers and head teachers. The concept of self-regulation is also considered as a determinant of behavior. The study reports a qualitative analysis of extensive interview data from four schools, and makes use of Underwood’s concept of ‘linkage e-maturity’. Traditional models of technology acceptance often assumed a steady trajectory of innovation, but such studies failed to explain uneven patterns of adoption. In this reanalysis, an emphasis on learning practices and e-maturity, interpreted within local and system-wide ecological contexts, better explained uneven adoption patterns. |
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| spelling | nottingham-327502020-05-04T16:47:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32750/ An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools Harrison, Colin Tomás, Carmen Crook, Charles This paper addresses the problem of non-significant intention–behavior effects in educational technology adoption, based on a reanalysis of data from the Impact09 project, a UK-government funded evaluation of technology use in high schools in England that had been selected as representing outstanding Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) innovation. The reanalysis focuses on intentionality and teleology, and attempts to combine an ecological perspective with a critical analysis of the intention–behavior correlations among participants, particularly teachers and head teachers. The concept of self-regulation is also considered as a determinant of behavior. The study reports a qualitative analysis of extensive interview data from four schools, and makes use of Underwood’s concept of ‘linkage e-maturity’. Traditional models of technology acceptance often assumed a steady trajectory of innovation, but such studies failed to explain uneven patterns of adoption. In this reanalysis, an emphasis on learning practices and e-maturity, interpreted within local and system-wide ecological contexts, better explained uneven adoption patterns. Elsevier 2014-05-31 Article PeerReviewed Harrison, Colin, Tomás, Carmen and Crook, Charles (2014) An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools. Computers in Human Behavior, 34 . pp. 345-351. ISSN 0747-5632 Information and communications technologies; Evaluation; Technology adoption; Maturity modeling; Linkage e-maturity; Self-regulation http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563213003920 doi:10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.042 doi:10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.042 |
| spellingShingle | Information and communications technologies; Evaluation; Technology adoption; Maturity modeling; Linkage e-maturity; Self-regulation Harrison, Colin Tomás, Carmen Crook, Charles An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title | An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title_full | An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title_fullStr | An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title_short | An e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in UK schools |
| title_sort | e-maturity analysis explains intention–behavior disjunctions in technology adoption in uk schools |
| topic | Information and communications technologies; Evaluation; Technology adoption; Maturity modeling; Linkage e-maturity; Self-regulation |
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