Nicolae Nistor|Aytaç Gö?ü?|Thomas Lerche
Educational technology acceptance across national and professional cultures: a European study
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Sabanc? Üniversitesi|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
continuous development new platforms environments technologyenhanced learning emphasizes increasing importance research educational technology acceptance eta responding need unified theory acceptance use technology utaut proposes major eta model however utaut far validated restrained contexts ongoing internationalization education calls extending eta research utaut across national professional boundaries therefore study aims crosscultural validation utaut examining large sample n 4589 educational technology users three european countries germany romania turkey first conclusion utaut questionnaire displays adequate validity reliability measurement equivalence across cultures enables utautbased comparisons cultural groups secondly effect technology use intention actual use behavior proves extremely weak several possible explanations proposed along suggestions future research thirdly first time eta research cultural sample diversity allows verification correlations acceptance culture thus study makes headway integration culture sensu hofstede utaut suggesting effects power distance individualism masculinity uncertainty avoidance longterm orientation performance effort expectancy perceived social influence computer anxiety technology use intention actual use behavior fourthly educational practice presented results suggest several ways anticipating supporting eta multicultural user groups