ERIC Number: EJ942920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0740-624X
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Elucidating Usage of e-Government Learning: A Perspective of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model
Shyu, Stacy Huey-Pyng; Huang, Jen-Hung
Government Information Quarterly, v28 n4 p491-502 Oct 2011
Learning is critical to both economic prosperity and social cohesion. E-government learning, which refers to the government's use of web-based technologies to facilitate learning about subjects that are useful to citizens, is relatively new, relevant, and potentially cost-effective. This work proposes and verifies that the technology acceptance model (TAM) can explain and predict usage of e-government learning. The TAM examines how perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness and their antecedents influence intention and usage of a system. This study identifies antecedents that account for individual differences, thereby enhancing the explanatory power of the built model. A survey is used to collect data from users of an e-government learning website in Taiwan. Structural equation modeling is employed to examine the fit of the data to the model. From a theoretical point of view, this research extends the TAM to e-government learning and identifies the perceived e-government learning value and perceived enjoyment as antecedents of usage of e-government learning. This study also provides directions for future research and approaches to promote e-government learning. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Models, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Federal Programs, Web Sites, Usability, National Programs, Government Role, Use Studies, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information), Community Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Basic Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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