Information and communication technologies: Use and factors for success amongst academics in private and public universities in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAlabi, A.O.
dc.contributor.authorMutula, S.M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T12:01:16Z
dc.date.available2020-12-16T12:01:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The higher education sector is making a conscious effort to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into the academe with a view to improving teaching, learning and access to knowledge. Unfortunately, the use of ICTs in teaching by academics in Nigerian universities is far below expectation. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article was to report on a study that examined the underlying factors determining the use of ICTs in teaching by academics in private and public universities in Nigeria by using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as a theoretical lens. METHOD: A mixed method approach involving the use of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was adopted for the study. Data were collected from 267 academics in 3 faculties and 10 key informants who were in managerial positions at the University of Ibadan and Covenant University. RESULTS: Regression analyses indicated that only facilitating conditions (FCs) (β = −0.345, t = −3.221, p = 0.002) have significant influence on the use of ICT in teaching at the University of Ibadan. However, both effort expectancy (EE) (β = 0.380, t = 3.116, p = 0.003) and FCs (β = −0.281, t = −2.327, p = 0.023) have significant influence on the use of ICT by academics in Covenant University. The qualitative study explicates these factors: institutional policy, technological infrastructure, simplicity of use, fund and organisational support as success factors for ICT use in teaching. Further findings revealed that age had an effect on EE and FCs amongst academics at the University of Ibadan, but out of all the demographic factors, age emerged as the only variable that had an effect on social influence amongst academics in Covenant University. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that stakeholders in higher institutions should give adequate attention to these underlying factors: FCs and EE for optimal success of ICT use in teaching. The findings of this study have far-reaching implications for policy makers within the educational environs and intervention strategies on the part of the university stakeholders in supporting ICT use in teaching.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlabi, A.O. and Mutula, S.M. (2020). Information and communication technologies: Use and factors for success amongst academics in private and public universities in Nigeria. South African Journal of Information Management, 22(1), 1-8.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1560-683X
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajim.v22i1.1129
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1560-683X2020000100016
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9063
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSciELOen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth African Journal of Information Management;22(1)
dc.subjectInformation and communication technologiesen_US
dc.subjectE-learningen_US
dc.subjectAcademicsen_US
dc.subjectNigerian Universitiesen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information scienceen_US
dc.titleInformation and communication technologies: Use and factors for success amongst academics in private and public universities in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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