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Ball, James W. "Factors Affecting Adoption and Diffusion of Distance Education Among Health Education Faculty." OpenSIUC, 2013. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/660.
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Background: In the past decade, distance education enrollment has become more common in colleges and universities, increasing from 1.6 million students in 1998 to an estimated 6.7 million in 2012. The purpose of this study was to identify which constructs in Rogers' (2003) diffusion of innovation theory are more likely to contribute to adoption and diffusion of distance education in health education. Health education instructors and faculty can use the information obtained from the results of this study if they want to implement distance education. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational survey design was used in this study. An instrument designed to measure constructs and factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of distance education in health education were developed for the study. Health educators employed by health education departments listed in the AAHE (2011) Directory (N=498) were contacted by email and asked to participate in this study. The survey was distributed through SurveyMonkeyTM survey software that was activated December 2012 - January 2013. Results and Conclusions: A total of 245 health education faculty completed the instrument, but 21 participants were omitted because they did not complete at least 95% of the survey instrument. A total of 224 survey instruments were retained and included in the analysis, providing a 44.9% response rate. Based on the Pearsons correlation and multiple linear regression it can be concluded that the likelihood of distance education adoption by health education faculty is highly dependent on the communication channels and characteristics of the innovation (distance education) constructs of the diffusion of innovation theory. There was a large majority of participants in the early majority adopter category and this is because of two reasons. The first reason is that participants had not decided whether to accept or reject distance education. The other reason is that distance education is a relatively new innovation and it has not fully diffused through the health education profession. Experience with distance education was not shown to increase the likelihood of distance education adoption because the majority of participants have not yet decided whether to accept or reject distance education. The social system construct was the least predictive of distance education adoption. If distance education has not yet fully diffused through the health education profession then it is hard for the social system to impact the likelihood of distance education adoption.
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Chester, Todd D. "Factors Affecting Employee Persistence in an Online Management Development Certificate Program." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5063.
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An important approach to prepare new managers for increased responsibility is participation in online management development programs; however, there is a lack of information about the factors that affect employee completion of these programs. This study addressed how chief executive officers (CEOs) can implement these programs to rapidly develop new managers who are qualified to serve in the leadership roles left behind by many retirees. This qualitative descriptive case study explored employees' perceptions about persistence in an online management development certificate program at a U.S. nonprofit organization. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory and Rovai's composite persistence model provided the conceptual framework for the study. The research questions addressed how employees' perceptions of persistence in an online management development program affected success rates and what steps CEOs could take to incentivize employees to complete the program. A combination of 12 semi-structured interviews, program data, and member checking was used for the data collection. Data were analyzed using Yin's 6 steps and constant comparative data analysis methods. Key results indicated that student persistence in the online program was affected by purpose and meaning, coaching and support, course relevance, barriers, learning preferences, motivation and readiness; and incentivized by CEOs conveying their perceived value of the online program directly to employees. This research has implications for positive social change: CEOs can better understand the persistence factors employees need to prepare for and complete online management development certificate programs that support the transition to higher-level management positions.
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Zhen, Yurui. "Investigating the Factors Affecting Faculty Members' Decision to Teach or Not to Teach Online in Higher Education." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/ZhenYR2008.pdf.
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Liu, Xiaojing. "Socio-cultural factors affecting the success of an online MBA course a case study viewed from activity theory practice /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3204533.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Instructional Systems Technology, 2006.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-01, Section: A, page: 0155. Adviser: Thomas Schwen. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 24, 2007)."
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Xu, Hong. "Factors Affecting Faculty Use Of Learning Object Repositories: An Exploratory Study Of Orange Grove And Wisc-online." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103412/.
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The purpose of this study was to identify factors that motivate or impede faculty use of learning object repositories (LORs). The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) served as the theoretical framework for this study. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in the study to explore two research questions relating to factors affecting faculty use of LORs. Research subjects were faculty and instructional staff users from two LORs: Orange Grove and Wisc-Online. This study was a two-phase design study. In Phase I, I conducted 13 interviews and analyzed data by a content analysis method. Phase II of the study was designed based on the results of Phase I. I collected data by a survey instrument from 38 respondents and analyzed the data by descriptive statistics and analysis of variance in Phase II. The results of the study indicated 22 factors as motivators for faculty use of LORs and 13 factors as barriers for faculty use of LORs. The study is the first to identify factors affecting faculty use of LORs from actual faculty users’ perspectives based on UTAUT. The study’s findings contribute to understanding the reasons that faculty use or do not use LORs and provide foundations for designing strategies to increase faculty use of LORs.
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Reid, Douglas. "An examination of the capabilities required by university tutors in online learning environments and the factors affecting the relative importance of these capabilities." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2004. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/814.
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The Internet is influencing some would say revolutionizing most aspects of our society, including distance education (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, & Zvacek,2003). There has been a worldwide movement to implement online education technologies in Universities. In Australia, use of these technologies has coincided with the development of pedagogics to improve the merging of distance education and asynchronous, anywhere / anytime learning (Cashion & Palmieri, 2002; Harper, Hedberg, Bennett, & Lockyer, 2000). However, using technology to teach at a distance requires different capabilities than traditional face-to-face teaching. In the revolutionary situation which distance education finds itself, online tutors find themselves acting as pathfinders in uncharted territory finding their way through the ether in the hope of discovering what works in this new environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the online learning milieu to identify what capabilities are required of online tutors. To do this, it was necessary to determine what environmental factors affect online tutor capabilities and what the relationship was between the capabilities and the factors. This was accomplished by exploring the perceptions of online tutors, students and unit coordinators to discover what they felt are the capabilities possessed by effective online tutors. This study was grounded within text-based tertiary online learning environments at a public University in Australia. The research employed an ethnographic design with the major methods of data collection being interviews of online tutors, students and unit coordinators in addition to electronic and face-to-face observation. Data was analyzed using techniques of qualitative analysis
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Role, Sharon Joan. "An inquiry into factors affecting the online learning experiences of A-level chemistry students studying in a blended learning course in a college in Malta and the impact of these experiences on learning identity." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2014. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14511/.
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This study carried out as practitioner-research explores the new online collaborative learning experiences of a class of thirty-seven college students studying A-level chemistry in a blended learning context. It is a case-study with a multi-method interpretivist approach using observations, unsolicited meetings, VLE tracking system, students’ reflective journal, online informal discussions, questionnaires, focus groups and individual interviews. The students, used to traditional non-collaborative learning methods in the face-to-face class, demonstrated complex online behaviour patterns. Findings showed that the factors affecting these behaviours were of a situational, infrastructural and persona-related nature. Four key learning dispositions – resourcefulness, resilience, reciprocity and responsibility were identified as persona-related enablers. These dispositions were instrumental for changes in the students as learners. These included changes in epistemological beliefs, study patterns, study habits and above all, in learner roles and learning identities. Notable changes occurred in a group of learners who were initially reluctant to learn from the online environment. This study suggests that online learning can not only support a socio-constructive approach to learning to students in the online setting, but also induces similar student learning behaviours in the face-to-face class. The study also gives evidence of transformation in the academic and the positional student learning identities. The new interacting student learning identities projected a sense of belonging, of being valued and of connectedness in both the online and the face-to-face class community. This research is significant as a study of the impact of online experiences on college students in a blended learning context. Similar research contexts were scarce in the literature. It is valuable to the current teaching community in Malta, where the recent National Curriculum Framework (2012) has emphasised a socio-constructive approach to learning and where several educational institutions have started using VLEs to provide blended learning experiences.
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Lee, Jihyun. "Factors affecting intention to use online financial services." The Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1064325414.
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Sun, J. (Jia). "Exploring the factors affecting online consumer behavior in China:case: Taobao." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201811093003.
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With the development of electronic commerce, the number of online consumers increase a lot. Consumers are willing to purchase products online since it has great advantages such as saving time, creating convenience and offering more choices. As the biggest and most innovative retail e-commerce market in the world, China possesses 17% online retailing sales from total retail sales in 2017. As the largest e-commerce site in China, Taobao takes over 80% of the e-commerce market share.
The purpose of this thesis is to do in-depth exploration of the factors that affecting online consumer behavior in China. Taobao is selected as the case of online shopping platform.
A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the existing articles related to the factors that affecting online consumer behavior when people do shopping on Taobao. Then a qualitative study was designed to examine the factors in depth. An in-depth interview was organized among 10 Taobao users in order to extent the validity of the research. Qualitative content analysis was used as data analysis method and Nvivo was selected as the analyzing tool.
Five categories were classified in both SLR and in-depth interview. The commodity factor was examined as one of the most influential factors. It consists of product quality, price, styles and brands. Factors related sellers including seller’s service quality, seller’s website quality, seller’s commercial credits and online reputation are considered as key factors as well. Social commerce activities such as social media sharing, online reviews, online rating and online forum have significant impacts on online consumer behavior. In addition, web quality and functionality of Taobao and some consumer personal factors including consumer’s mood and perceived risks also play an important role. Consumers’ own requirements, the relationship among Taobao and other software applications and the anti-counterfeiting mechanism of Taobao were three new codes found during the research.
In conclusion, commodity factors, factors related to sellers, social commerce activities, web quality and functionality of Taobao and consumer personal factors were found as five categories of factors that affecting online consumer behavior when do shopping on Taobao. Quality of products was considered as the most important one. Three pieces of new codes were added by this study. The limitation of the study was discussed and the direction of future research was pointed out.
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Jayachandra, Vaishnavi. "Factors affecting infant mortality." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1585806.
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<p> Infant mortality rate has long been an important factor when measuring a country's overall health status. The lower the infant mortality rate the better the country's health status. This study examines the variation of infant mortality in Hispanic/Latinos, Black/African Americans, and Medicaid beneficiaries in the United States. Secondary data was drawn from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey for the year 2011-2012. Results of the study did not reveal or support the demographic or socioeconomic factors that influence the outcome of infant mortality. Future research should include data from the neo-natal intensive care unit, and not just the emergency department, where infant mortality is better recorded.</p>
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Gharib, Rebwar Kamal. "Factors affecting active participation in business-to-business online business communities." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/336405.
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The aim of this research is to investigate factors affecting active participation in Business-to-Business Online Business Communities (B2B OBCs). The primary objective of the study was to develop a framework to better understand the important factors affecting members’ active participation behaviour in B2B OBCs. To achieve the main goal of this research, an integrated framework was developed underpinned by three well known theories: Uses and Gratification (U&G), Social Exchange (SET), and Information Systems Success Model (ISSM). A mixed method approach (partially mixed sequential dominant status design) was employed to answer the research question and achieve the objectives of the study. Accordingly, this study was carried out in two phases. During the first phase an exploratory study was carried out to further explore the framework. For that purpose semi-structured interviews with twelve members of B2B OBCs were conducted. The collected data was analysed using thematic analysis utilising NVIVO and this assisted in discovering another important factor ‘service quality’, which reflected on the moderator’s role inside B2B OBCs. Subsequently, service quality was added to the model. The exploratory study is also helped to develop a new measure for active participation in the context of B2B OBCs as this study was unable to adapt the measure for the construct from prior studies due to the discrepancy in the literature. In the second phase of the study, a quantitative approach (online questionnaires) was employed to test the developed framework. Using non-probability convenience sampling technique, 521 useable online questionnaires were collected from 41 B2B OBCs on LinkedIn. The collected data was then analysed using a second generation approach (SEM) utilising AMOS. During the data analysis, two U&G constructs (functional need and hedonic need) were found to have a positive impact on active participation. Yet, the direct association between psychological need and active participation was not significant. Nevertheless, the construct found to have a positive and indirect relationship with active participation. In addition, two of the SET constructs (reciprocity and affective commitment) were also found to have a positive association with active participation. Trusting beliefs was found to have no direct impact on active participation. Further analysis revealed that the relationship between the two construct was indirect via affective commitment. Furthermore, three factors that were identified under ISSM, information quality, system quality, and service quality, were also found to be the antecedent of trusting beliefs but they did not have a direct impact on active participation. Information quality and service quality were also found to have an indirect and positive impact on affective commitment and active participation. The analysis also revealed that members from different industry types had different participation behaviour in B2B OBCs. The research outcomes made several contributions to the literature. These include a new measure for active participation and service quality. This provides a new validated instrument for B2B OBC researchers to adapt in the future. Further, an integrated model for factors affecting active participation in B2B OBCs was developed. This also provides a foundation for future studies in the field. The final results of this study demonstrate the appropriateness and robustness of the developed model, and further suggests that any attempt to investigate members participation behaviour in B2B OBCs will be incomplete unless all three theories (U&G, SET, and ISSM) are cosnidered. Moreover, this study helped to extend the existing knowledge on Online Community (OC) defintions, OC taxonomies, OC commitment, and OC trust. Finally, the findings of this study propose several guidelines to assist B2B OBC providers to build and maintain successful communities.
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Lee, Eun-Young. "Factors affecting migration of college students /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148732769562318.
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Hamilton, Zachary. "Blended Learning: Internal Factors Affecting Implementation." Otterbein University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1592312559615025.
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Griego, Michelle Jessica. "The Relationship of Three Professional Factors on Affective Commitment in Online Adjunct Faculty Members." Thesis, Grand Canyon University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13861254.
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<p> The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to examine the relationship between three professional factors and the affective commitment of online adjunct faculty in a university located in the Southwestern United States. The three identified professional factors include: (1) the length of time they have been online adjunct faculty members for the university under study, (2) their current full-time employment status outside of their contract work with this university, and (3) the total number of online courses where they currently teach. Organizational commitment was the theoretical framework used as a basis for this study. Affective commitment was measured using the Three-Component Model Employee Commitment Survey. The results from Spearman’s rank correlations did not identify any significant relationships between affective commitment and the length of time the online adjunct faculty member had worked for the university or the number of universities for which they currently teach (<i>p</i> = .359, <i>p</i> = .076). Additionally, the point biserial correlation coefficient did not identify a correlation between affective commitment and the outside work status of the online adjunct faculty member (<i>p</i> = .667). The results indicated that these experiential work factors do not have a relationship with affective commitment in online adjunct faculty members. </p><p>
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Chen, Jingjing, and Jingye Pan. "Factors Affecting Online Auction Price: Empirical Analysis of Taobao in Chinese Market." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-19069.
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Online auction, as one way of the online shopping has become increasingly popular. During the process of online auction, there are many factors influencing the the final auction price. This dissertation will focus on the factors influencing the online auction price. Thus, the sellers and buyers in online auction process will be much more clear how to make decision in future auction process.
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MacMartin, Morag I. "Factors affecting reading comprehension in primary pupils." Thesis, Open University, 1992. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57395/.
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This thesis addresses the problem of 8-11 year old pupils who, although appearing to read text fluently, frequently misunderstand it. This problem was studied through Scottish school-based research using classroom materials and subjects from natural class groups. Data were collected from language assignments in daily work programmes, with response material in either written or illustrated form. Nine feasibility studies and a main study involving eighty subjects were carried out. The effects of five variables, text, presentation mode, age, ability and geographic location, on the totals and types of miscomprehensions displayed by the subjects in directed and free-recall comprehension tasks were calculated. 'Errors' are considered to be divergences from the author's supposed meaning. It is found that the collected errors are not random but may be classified into groups. Ten types of error were identified as regularly occurring and the category system developed was validated by teachers and others involved in the field of education. The effects of the five variables on the numbers and categories of error collected and the interactions between these variables were subjected to statistical analysis. Text and presentation mode are found to be the factors having most effect on the quantity and type of error produced. This finding is at variance with the generally accepted assumption that age, ability and possibly environment are determinants of potential pupil achievement. Miscomprehensions are discovered to be widely distributed across the ability range but they may be concealed by pupils in their pursuit of acceptable responses. The progress expected with increasing age is not always evident. The value of the category system as a teaching tool in comprehension development across the curriculum and pupil age range is assessed and suggestions given for its use. Implications of the findings for pupil assessment procedures and classroom practice are also discussed.
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Breakwell, Richard Lee. "Factors affecting the progression of first-year student nurses." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6905/.
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This study explored the first-year progression of a cohort of degree nursing students. A psychosocial Model of Student Progression (MoSP) was designed based on student nurse attrition literature and three theories: a student development theory by Chickering and Reisser, an identity theory by Erikson and a student departure model by Tinto. The MoSP provided a framework for the research design and a pragmatic, mixed-method approach was used to explore the progression of 59 students. Data collection included questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and first-year assessment results. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, comparisons with components of the MoSP and thematic analysis. Findings indicated that a number of factors were associated with student progression, including pre-entry attributes and experiences. End-of-year interviews indicated the importance of student preparation for university study, transitional processes related to academic skill development, social integration, levels of support and changes to student identity and purpose. In conclusion, the MoSP was found to provide a suitable framework for exploring student progression; however, further adaptions to the model are needed to reflect the dynamic and personal nature of student progression from before university study to the end of the first year of study and beyond.
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Elver, Harry 1961. "Factors affecting seedling mortality in Haitian agroforestry." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278449.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between (1) selected seedling conditions and (2) the participating farmers' knowledge of planting techniques and the seedling mortality of trees supplied by the Pan American Development Foundation's Agroforestry Outreach Project in Haiti. During the spring of 1990 planting season, 18 sample farmers and the trees they received were studied to determine the correlation of several seedling conditions with seedling mortality. Rootball condition, leaf drop, plant turgor, and internal box temperature were measured during seedling transportation from nursery to the field. The farmers' knowledge of planting techniques was determined by a test over a planting guide. The most significant findings were that the seedling mortality was not strongly correlated to either the individual conditions measured or the farmers' knowledge of planting techniques. Collectively, these seedling conditions accounted for approximately 25 percent of the total variation in the seedling mortality.
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Wong, Adam Ka Lok. "Factors affecting the adoption of online auctions by internet users in Hong Kong." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2733.
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This is an exploratory empirical study with the aim to identify the factors that affect the adoption of online auctions by Internet users in Hong Kong. The frameworks used were the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model), TCE (Transaction Cost Economics) and SERVQUAL (Service Quality). It was found that the dimensions that affected the customer’s perceived value of the online auction are benefits, costs, risks and service quality. Data was collected from four pilot focus groups, one online survey and a final focus group. The subjects in the focus groups were 21 undergraduates, whereas the subjects in the online survey were 152 internet users. The results of the pilot focus groups guided the design of the online survey. The results of the survey was analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The final focus group was used to seek explanations to some issues arose from the online survey. It was found that the factors in the benefit dimension were liquidity, enjoyment, and price transparency. The factors in the cost dimension were time, effort, service charge and reputation of the user. The factor in the risk dimension was financial risk. The factors in the service quality dimension were efficiency and system availability. The final focus group revealed that the auctioneer’s role in policing the auction web site was important. For differences among the subjects, it was also found that the adult users consider their reputation in auction website, young adults are worried about financial risks, and female users are more concerned about financial risks than male users. The implications of these differences are discussed. The main academic contribution was the development of a questionnaire and a model which can be used in further research about other forms of auction.
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Chami, B. (Brahim). "Cultural analysis of factors affecting customers’ online shopping behavior in Finland and Morocco." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2013. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201311261929.
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The study relies on UTAUT model to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis to understand the factors influencing the Moroccan and Finnish people in adopting online shopping. Then, it uses Hofstede theory to understand the relationship strength between the different variables.
In this study, a total of 153 people were surveyed. They were drawn from two universities, Al Akhawayn University in Morocco and Oulu University in Finland. The questions of the survey were not designed to understand the use of any products or services. But, they were interned only to reveal the general behavior of online shopping among the citizen of both countries.
This master study presents the finding of the study and validates the UTAUT model in both countries. Moreover, this study provides some practical solutions that could be used in marketing to influence people to use online shops. Moreover, it also demonstrates the reliability and validity of UTAUT scales and suggests further analysis to improve this model.
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Crosby, Richard D. Jr. "Factors affecting student choices: a higher education marketing study." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54280.
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Traditional higher education institutions are being admonished by federal commissions as well as scholars for being unresponsive to student and societal needs. Several studies have pointed out the growth of proprietary and corporate postsecondary education programs at the expense of market share formerly enjoyed by traditional higher educational institutions. There is considerable conflict among scholars, businessmen, and commissions on what higher education institutions should do to be more responsive.
The major objectives of the market research study were to determine the following: (1) What potential students' long-term goals were and (2) What expectations that had for educational institutions contributing to realization of those goals. The theoretical foundation for this study was Vroom's expectancy theory in which he hypothesized that motivation was a function of valence or value of individual goals and the expectancy of realizing those goals through individual effort and the instrumentality of an organization.
A random sample of potential students was asked to put in order or priority five major goals and expectations for achieving those goals through various means, ranging from educational effort through luck.
The results and conclusions of this study were: (a) In general all socio-economic groups were in agreement on goals--making money and good health among others. Most agreed that luck, rather than any effort on their part, would be the main instrumentality for achieving good health; (b) Education and hard work were perceived as the most likely means for obtaining money; (c) Those with previous higher education experiences valued it more as a means to obtain goals/values than did those with little higher education.<br>Ed. D.
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Phillips, Todd. "Cultural factors affecting tertiary education access for Bundjalung men." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54626/1/Todd_Phillips_Thesis.pdf.
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Despite documented changes to mainstream educational systems, Indigenous educational achievements are still at critically low levels across all phases of formal education. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011) Indigenous students are still less likely than non-Indigenous students to complete their final years of schooling (45% compared with 77% in 2009); tertiary level entry and outcomes are also significantly lower than non-Indigenous entry and outcomes.
Although significant research has focused on the area of Indigenous education, in particular, identifying and making recommendations on how to close educational gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, these studies have failed to bring about the change needed and to engage successfully with Indigenous communities and draw on Indigenous communities’ insights for best practice.
This thesis focuses on Indigenous perspectives and takes a closer look at the cultural factors that impact on tertiary education access for Indigenous young men who come from a Bundjalung community on the far north coast of northern New South Wales. To date, this community has not been the focus of serious postgraduate study. Their experiences and the values and ideas of their community have not been investigated.
To do this, the study uses an Indigenous methodological framework. It draws on Indigenous Standpoint Theory to analyse data through concepts of the cultural interface and tensions (Nakata, 2007, pp. 195-217). The study’s framing also draws on decolonising methods (Porsanger, 2004; Smith, 1999) and Indigenist research methods (Rigney, 1997). Such methodologies are intended to benefit both the research participants (community members) and the researcher. In doing so, the study draws on Creswell’s (2008) methods of restorying and retelling to analyse the participants’ interviews and yarns about their lives and experiences relating to tertiary educational access.
The research process occurred in multiple stages: (1) selection of research sites, (2) granting of access which was requested through consultation with local Aboriginal Elders and through the local Aboriginal Lands Council, (3) conducting of interviews with participants/ data collection, (4) analysis of data, (5) documentation of findings, (6) theory development, and (7) reporting back to the nominated Indigenous community on the progress and findings of the research.
The benefits of this research are numerous. First, this study addresses an issue that has been identified from within the local Aboriginal community as an issue of high precedence, looking at the cultural factors surrounding the underrepresentation of Indigenous people accessing tertiary education. This is not only of local significance but has been identified in the literature as a local, national and international area of concern amongst Indigenous peoples (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2009; Herbert, 2010; King, 2011). Secondly, the study draws on local Indigenous knowledges and learning processes from within a Bundjalung community to gain inside perspectives, namely the cultural factors that are being expressed from a range of Indigenous community members – young men, community Elders and community members – and finding out what they perceive inhibit and/or promote tertiary education participation within their community. Such perspectives are rarely heard.
Finally, recommendations made from this study are aimed at revealing investigative styles that may be utilised by Western institutions to improve access for Indigenous young men living in the Narlumdarlum1 region in the tertiary context.
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Hogan, Catherine M. "Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Infant Sleep-Related Deaths." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1031.
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Racial disparity is present in deaths attributed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and unintentional suffocation. The Back to Sleep Campaign that began in 1994 caused an overall decrease in SIDS rates, but the racial disparity has continued to increase. Researchers have analyzed and described various socio-demographic characteristics of SIDS and infant deaths by unintentional suffocation in urban areas yet have not simultaneously controlled for multiple risk factors that may contribute to racial disparity such as race, poverty, maternal education, and number of children born to each mother (parity). The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between poverty, race, maternal education, parity, and infant sleep-related deaths in the African American population in an urban setting. This quantitative case-control study used secondary data collected from birth certificates and matched birth/death certificates by a Midwestern state health department between 2005 and 2009. The health belief model was used as a conceptual framework. To answer the research questions that asked if there was a relationship between infant sleep-related deaths (dependent variable) and race, poverty, maternal education, and parity (independent variables), chi-square analysis and logistic regression analysis were performed. These analyses suggested that race and poverty have significant relationships with infant sleep-related deaths. The analyses did not suggest a relationship between maternal education or parity and sleep related infant deaths. The social significance of these findings may be that the results could be useful for population-specific modifications of prevention messages that will reduce infant sleep-related deaths.
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Johnson, Carissa. "Understanding Doctoral Success Factors in Online Education Programs." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1360.
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The doctoral student completion rate in the United States is approximately 57% across all disciplines. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate doctoral students' perceptions of program completion across multiple online doctoral programs at a single university. The quantitative component examined differences in 4 doctoral program completion-related factors between students in 2 capstone completion stages and 6 academic programs. The qualitative component included an analysis of student perceptions of program completion. Attribution theory was used as a framework to understand the ways that personal attributions influence the success of the participants. The Doctoral Completion and Persistence Scale (DCPS) used in this study measured success scales of individual ability to persist, inter-program relationships, program culture, and dissertation preparation. Four 2-way analysis of variances were used to test for mean differences in these scale scores between preprospectus (n = 10) and postprospectus (n = 18) students enrolled in the doctoral programs. Individual ability to persist scores were significantly higher for preprospectus students and there were no significant differences found between programs. The DCPS' qualitative open-ended prompts were also analyzed for themes in reflections. Open coding and thematic analysis revealed that faculty relationships were an important emergent theme for maintaining persistence for all students. A professional development project was developed to provide strategies to assist doctoral stakeholders in their efforts to increase student persistence. Positive social change results when students persist and complete their doctoral programs with the collective support of stakeholders.
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Buquiran, Eleuterio Salvador. "Factors affecting members' retention in Toastmasters International." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3622733.
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<p> Toastmasters International (TI) is a well-known worldwide association focused on communication skills and leadership development. TI clubs are designed to build confidence in public speaking. Despite the benefits that members gain from joining Toastmasters clubs, the organization is concerned with the factors that affect members' retention in TI. </p><p> This mixed-methods study of TI clubs in Southern California included member surveys completed at club meetings, interviews with club leaders, and the researcher's extensive field notes. A stratified purposeful sampling method was used to ensure that the sample size included each club category and quota of the target population of TI club members and leaders. One hundred twelve members completed the members' survey, representing a 56% response rate of the paid members in the clubs surveyed. Twelve club leaders participated in long semi-structured interviews. </p><p> The findings revealed that members join TI for self-improvement and development in speaking: the purpose of the TI curriculum. The surveys revealed that 45% of the members join TI to improve communication skills and advance their career. Fifty-six percent indicated that constant participation and attendance at TI meetings helped them to overcome their fear of public speaking. Fifty-seven percent of the members stated that they continue their membership with TI to alleviate their fear of public speaking, improve their communication, and participate in speech contests. </p><p> The survey indicated that 64% of the members enjoyed activities that allowed them to speak during the club meetings. Thirty-nine percent of the members surveyed were able to achieve their competent communicator (CC) and competent leader (CL) awards. Another 39% of the members were also in progress of completing these awards. </p><p> The convenience and location of the club was important for members in terms of their attendance. Members attended meetings when there were enough parking spaces, the club was centrally located and accessible to public transportation, and the club was comfortable as well as conducive for club meetings. It is recommended that TI develop facilities requirements to meet the needs of members and encourage them to remain in the club.</p>
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Cohn, David McDougal. "Academic support factors affecting the graduation rates of student athletes." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280543.
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This study examined the components of academic support that influenced the graduation rates of college football players. The study included Research I and Land Grant institutions that participated in NCAA Division I athletics and met NCAA eligibility standards for student athletes. A total of 27 institutions were identified. Among these schools, there were no significant differences in the average SAT scores. The 27 schools were ranked in the order of their average graduation rates for football players for 1996, 1997, and 1998. The top three, middle three, and bottom three institutions were then chosen for comparison and analysis. Information about each institution's Academic Support Program was gathered through the use of a questionnaire and follow-up interviews. All nine of the surveyed institutions had similar components of academic support. The top three programs differed from the others in two ways: (1) Key leaders (Athletic Director, Academic Program Director, coaches, and faculty) established academic success as a priority and used positive consequences for success and negative consequences for failure to perform and (2) student athletes were served through the academic services, programs, and systems the university already provided to assist all students. Ironically, the three institutions with the largest budgets and largest number of academic staff had the lowest graduation rates. Implications concentrate on potential changes in institutional policies. This study has five implications for the NCAA, university Presidents, and Athletic Directors.
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Alqahtani, Hadi. "Factors Affecting Historically Black College/University Employee Engagement." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2019. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/191.
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Employee engagement in the mission of the organization is a critical component of success. In fact, it strongly contributes to the workers’ satisfaction levels and motivation. Moreover, it forms the atmosphere in the organizations. Therefore, employee engagement is a critical concept met not only in management but also in sociology and psychology. Focusing on the human factor, the current research is aimed at examining the factors affecting historically black colleges and universities’ (HBCU) staff engagement. The research question for the study is, are employees who have favorable views of their career development opportunities more likely to be engaged than other employees?
Three research hypotheses were defined accordingly to answer the research question. The quantitative approach was helpful in determining the areas that were interrelated. The interviews with 20 members of an HBCU staff were conducted online.
With the chosen methods and statistical analysis, the evidence proved that career development opportunities increased the level of employee engagement at HBCUs. The results did not show any significant correlation between the employees’ engagement and communications. The perception of the organizational change was not an essential contribution to employees’ devotion. Thus, it is evident that the improvements in career management and planning could become effective to increase the satisfaction of employees with their work organization. The study was limited, as it relied on the results from only one university. It did not reveal the meaningful correlation between engagement and communications. However, the answers of the participants showed that the process of information distribution, planning, explaining, and executing organizational changes at HBCU are important. Therefore, it is highly recommended to investigate the same variables in different contexts and expand the research to be able to generalize the data. Paying attention to different positions and experience of the workers can also influence the results relying on the interviews conducted with more people.
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Bang, Youngjoo. "Factors affecting Korean students' risk-taking behavior in an EFL classroom /." Connect to resource, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1243019322.
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Ahlstrom, Dan Roger. "Factors affecting student retention at one independent school in the southwest." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3589879.
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<p> This mixed-methods case study determined the factors and examined the issues associated with student retention at a faith-based independent day school in southwestern United States of America. The data included online surveys, personal interviews, collection of archival information, and the researcher's extensive field notes. Surveys (530) were distributed to the board of trustees, administration, faculty, parents, and other stakeholders. Current parents responded to the survey at 71.5%, faculty responded at 47.8%, and board members responded, at 27%. Therefore, parents comprised the largest percentage of respondents by constituency to the survey. To gather more in-depth perceptions, 21 personal interviewees were purposely identified to equally represent the school's 5 groups of stakeholders. These semi-structured long interviews were conducted by the researcher and a trained assistant. The researchers' extensive notes across the year, and archival data portraying the school since its inception secured significant information to support valid results.</p><p> The first research question focused on factors stakeholders perceived were important to retention. Based upon the results of this study, a model noting the 5 factors that affect retention at faith-based independent schools was developed. These 5 factors were identified: positive relationships, affordability, clear communication, action plan for retention, and living the school mission. Positive relationships among the stakeholders were an overarching theme. The mission of the school--the focus on a balance of high quality general studies, faith-based curriculum, values and culture--was an essential factor in student retention Stakeholders perceived a need for better marketing and recruiting throughout fifth grade. Stakeholders were also concerned about affordability xiv and perceive a need for financial aid as an issue in retention. The school administration needs focus on improving positive communication. </p><p> The second research question asked stakeholders to list perceived issues that relate to retention. Based on the results of this study the predominant issues are: relationship building by administration, fine tuning communication from administration to the school community, finding the right balance between faith based and academic curriculum, exclusivity versus inclusivity of non-Jewish students, tuition support, recruiting throughout the grade levels, and improving the school's marketing strategy.</p>
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Dhungel, Dhruba Prasad. "Factors Affecting Recogntion of Expriential Learning in Nepal." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/946.
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Access to opportunities for better life through education and training has been in debate among stakeholders of education and social scientists for a long time. This study has attempted to understand how recognition of individuals' prior experiential learning might be instrumental to widen the access to higher education. The perceptions, experiences, and opinions to recognition of prior experiential learning of stakeholders of the education system in Nepal have been the basis to understand the phenomena in this study. This is a descriptive study that used sequential mixed method design (QUAN emphasized). The purpose of the study was to identify factors affecting the implementation of a system for assessing RPEL in Nepal. A pragmatic paradigm guided the collection and analysis of data (survey and interview). A researcher-developed survey (.719, Chronbach alpha index) containing 20 statements facilitated data collection for the quantitative phase of the study followed by interviews of individuals for the qualitative phase. The population of the study was comprised of the stakeholders of the education sector in Nepal covering various strata that includes university teachers, Ministry of Education personnel, workers who have a skills certificate and want to move on to higher education, and personnel of international development agencies working on human resource development in Nepal. A total of 80 individuals responded to the survey questionnaire and six individuals were interviewed. Quantitatively, the survey results of the stakeholders of the education system in Nepal showed some factors were influential on implementing Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) in Nepal. There were no consensuses among the groups regarding the identified factors on degree of influence on recognition of prior experiential learning with the factors that emerged from the survey, thus indicating that there is a mixed attitude towards RPEL. Qualitatively four themes were identified during the course of data analysis: a) recognizing non-formal and experiential learning is not common practices in Nepal, b) there are no common factors that influence recognition of prior experiential learning, c) mechanism/procedures/structure for prior experiential learning are in infant stage, and d) policies regarding non-formal learning along with experiential learning are concerns of debate in education arena. The qualitative portion of the study provided categories that confirmed existing categories in the survey, which provided clarity and specificity to existing categories, as well as provided new categories. Participants had favorable attitudes towards RPEL regarding the widening the access to higher education.
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Akey, Wayne L. "Personality type and mathematics anxiety factors affecting remedial college freshmen /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487687959966117.
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Le, Ky Phuoc. "Factors affecting student persistence at public research universities in Oklahoma." Thesis, Oklahoma State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10190774.
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<p> Prior studies have demonstrated that most college dropouts happen at the transition to the third semester of college. Using a state dataset that includes student data for the 2013-2014 time span in the state of Oklahoma, the researcher examined the validity of students’ background characteristics, high school performance, and financial aid status in predicting first-year college performance and persistence beyond the second semester of college. </p><p> Data from 116,991 degree-seeking first-year students enrolled at research universities in Oklahoma from fall 2013 to fall 2014 were entered in the SPSS software for data analyses, which include both multiple linear regression and multiple logistic regression. </p><p> The researcher finds that students’ enrollment status and federal Perkins loans do not yield strong predictions of how students will perform academically or whether they will return to the second year of college. For tuition waivers, the associations with college performance and persistence are stronger, but still not significant. In contrast, spring GPA, Oklahoma’s Promise, high school grade point average, American College Testing scores, and gender are useful for predicting persistence to the third semester, and have a strong association with their college performance. </p><p> These findings might reflect current efforts by the Federal Government, State agencies, institutions and schools to promote student success, help them pay college tuition, and increase students’ pre-college performance. </p>
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Ajilian, Hosna. "Review of factors affecting sustainability in the universities." Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1583280.
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<p> Understanding the factors which influence adopting sustainability practices in IHE is an important issue to develop more effective sustainability's methods and policies. The focus of this research is to find out a meaningful relationship between adopting sustainability practices and some of the characteristics of institutions of higher education (IHE). IHE can be considered as the best place to promote sustainability and develop the culture of sustainability in society. Thus, this research is conducted to help developing sustainability in IHE which have significant direct and indirect impact on society and the environment. </p><p> First, the sustainability letter grades were derived from "Greenreportcard.org" which have been produced based on an evaluation of each school in nine main categories including: Administration, Climate Change & Energy, Food & Recycling, etc. In the next step, the characteristics of IHE as explanatory variables were chosen from "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System" (IPEDS) and respective database was implemented in STATA Software. Finally, the "ordered-Probit Model" is used through STATA to analyze the impact of some IHE's factor on adopting sustainability practices on campus. </p><p> The results of this analysis indicate that variables related to "Financial support" category are the most influential factors in determining the sustainability status of the university. "The university features" with two significant variables for "Selectivity" and "Top 50 LA" can be classified as the second influential category in this table, although the "Student influence" is also eligible to be ranked as the second important factor. Finally, the "Location feature" of university was determined with the least influential impact on the sustainability of campuses.</p>
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Yatim, A. M. "Some factors affecting bilingualism amongst trainee teachers in Malaysia." Thesis, Bangor University, 1988. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/some-factors-affecting-bilingualism-amongst-trainee-teachers-in-malaysia(08e2e23a-838f-4c67-a56d-6b430a2110b0).html.
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The thesis is contextualized in the theory and research surrounding bilingualism and second language learning. In particular it concerns attitude to language as a key construct in the explication of language policy within a country. Three chapters provide the background to the research of the thesis. The first two chapters concern the history of the language situation and of bilingual education in Malaysia and consider how Bahasa Malaysia has recently been accorded increasing status in order to foster national unity and integration. The third chapter reviews attitude theory and measurement as it relates to language, with consideration of the world-wide research into language attitudes. The thesis proceeds to report two investigations carried out at four Teacher's Colleges in Malaysia. The investigations aimed to identify the major dimensions of language attitudes using a questionnaire approach. In both investigations, a factor analysis revealed five very similar dimensions: (i) a general instrumental and integrative orientation towards the English language, (ii) parental encouragement towards the English language, (iii) students' anxiety, boredom and nervousness in learning the English language, (iv) students' attitudes towards the home xiv country, its values, culture and language and, (v) students' attitudes towards foreigners. The study also examined the relationship between these five factors and selected variables such as gender, age, ethnic and home language, college and religious affiliation and parental educational background. The variety of inter-relationship help to validate the factor scales and provide an innovative scenario of differences in attitude amongst various groups of Malaysian trainee-teachers.
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Zhou, Yonghan. "Factors affecting faculty technology adoption of online teaching in higher education : literature review." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5715.
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Online teaching and learning has grown rapidly in current educational contexts. Whereas once, the role of faculty was primarily a classroom instructor, in online classrooms, the role has been expanded to one of facilitator, organizer, and supporter. The more efficiently that faculty can adopt online technology and apply it to their teaching and instruction, the better students academic results will achieve (Goktalay & Huguet, 2006). The purpose of this literature review is to help faculty members to adopt new online technologies more effectively and successfully.
This literature review identifies important factors that contribute to faculty members’ adoption of technology in higher education. Among these factors are: reliability of online technology, faculty’s perceived usefulness of technology, institutional support of online technology, time constraints in implementing online technology to instructional methods and developing effective goals for the use of technology, and then provides recommendations based on these affecting factors.<br>text
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Farish, Craig. "Individuals, institutions and initiatives : factors affecting sustainability initiatives within educational institutions." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10170/403.
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This research project explores factors affecting sustainability initiatives within educational institutions. Using grounded theory and mixed-methods, the project evaluates the experiences and perspective of nineteen individuals involved with sustainability initiatives in schools. Twelve research participants are from one school community while the other seven are sustainability programme coordinators at a range of educational institutions. Results indicate that significant life experiences and situational factors both have an impact on an individual’s perspective on sustainability. The success of sustainability initiatives relies heavily on keen advocates for sustainability within the community and the support ascribed to sustainability by the institution. Providing engaging, hands-on experiences, supporting individuals and groups, and encouraging role modeling can foster an ethic of sustainability across the community. The outcome of this research project is a framework designed to help individuals and institutions in their efforts to support and implement sustainability initiatives.
Keywords: Sustainability, education, barriers, environment
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Maphanga, Phuzuk'mila Simon. "Factors affecting the adoption and implementation of online learning at the Institute of Distance Education in Swaziland." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12254.
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The concern of this study is the slow uptake of online learning at the Institute of Distance Education (IDE) in Swaziland.
The Institute of Distance Education in Swaziland was set up in 1996 (Sukati, 2010) to offer distance learning to students. To date, most courses have used traditional print based materials, with some face to face contact in regional centres. IDE Policy makes clear that increasingly courses should be available online, using the institute’s learning management system (Moodle). However, uptake by lecturing staff of online learning has been very slow, and only a few courses are available on-line.
The study identifies the factors that are perceived to support or inhibit the adoption and implementation of online learning at the IDE, and strategies that are seen as effective in facilitating its adoption and implementation. The research is located in the qualitative paradigm, and uses interviews as the main data gathering tool. Five different but coherent interview guides were used to collect data from staff offering online learning; staff not offering online learning; IDE programme coordinators; and two members of senior management. Some documentary analysis was also undertaken. The findings show that there were institutional factors, personal factors and external factors that both supported and acted as barriers to the adoption and implementation of online learning at the IDE. The study proposed strategies that might strengthen the supportive factors and overcome the barriers to adoption and implementation of online learning at the IDE. The conclusion drawn from the study was that there were more barriers than supporting factors and that this explains the slow adoption and implementation to online learning at the Institute. It also shows that while similar factors operate on the adoption and implementation of online learning at IDE as those identified in the literature, there are some factors which are particular to the IDE itself, and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) (Davis, et al., 1989) is thus modified to show the factors operating in this context.
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Ticca, Ludovico. "Factors affecting online wine consumption." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/23258.
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In this dissertation, the factors affecting consumer behavior while purchasing wine online will be
analyzed. First, hints from the literature will be discussed and analyzed regarding new patterns among
consumers. Later those hints will be converted in 6 variables aimed to explain the phenomenon from a
quantitative point of view, this conversion will be performed using the Eurostat DESI indexes. Doing
this, a Person Correlation will be performed to analyzed which factors are correlated to a higher extent
to the consumption of wine online. In the conclusion, several considerations, along with
recommendations for policy makers, will be made.
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蘇裕盛. "Factors Affecting Adoption of Online Insurance." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86771375774691214147.
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Gunawan, Dedy-Darsono, and 吳福銘. "Factors Affecting Indonesia Customers Online Purchase Intention." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35609045718253021270.
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碩士<br>逢甲大學<br>國際貿易所<br>98<br>E-commerce is growing rapidly, not only in the developed countries but also in the developing countries. E-commerce and its ability to save time, money and as well as access better products and services are the main advantages of using E-commerce these days. Although e-commerce is so efficient and effective, however for some reasons we also found that there are some lack on e-commerce website which could make customer does not have the intention to purchase online. In the past 5 years, Internet penetration and e-commerce transaction in Indonesia is substantially increased due to the growths of its infrastructure and Internet connections but still at low end. This study is to facilitate e-commerce in Indonesia, which is needed to understand Indonesian customers’ decisions regarding the use of online. Customers’ attitude toward online shopping regarding the ease of use, hours spent online, and the importance of trust based on their experience and confidence in security, are investigated. Questionnaires were distributed to only Indonesian working people and students to collect data.
Our newest findings indicated that in Indonesia customer satisfaction and customer wired lifestyle (spending most of the time using internet at home or work) are insignificant towards customer online purchase intention. Perhaps, this newest findings are different than other purchase intention research because of culture differences between countries, while other variables are showing highly significant numbers from the regression results.
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Wu, Pin-Hsiu, and 吳品秀. "Factors Affecting Consumers’Motivation in Online Group Buyers." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73273561652845238918.
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碩士<br>中國文化大學<br>資訊管理研究所<br>98<br>With the growing and developing of internet technology, it also brings in the popularity of online group buying. This study aims to investigate reason and motivation that make consumers enthusiastic about online group buying. Several factors are examined, including price, community trust, conformity, involvement and perceived risk. Among the factors above we also investigate how motivation is influenced by different demographic variables.
We collected 497 questionnaire surveys and received 411 effective samples. Among the main demographic groups involved in online group buying are female and 31 to 40 years old, and the most frequently purchased items are food and daily necessity. This finding reveals the younger and female consumer is the mainstream consumer market and daily necessity is the first choice for consumers.
The more consumers confident of the information provided by the community members, the more trust each other, relatively it helps to achieve the objective of purchase. Second, consumers tend to conform to the mainstream when facing the difficult of deciding among a wide range of merchandise. Consumers are worry about risks, when facing the uncertainty factors, such as through the interaction with others and via network interface. In summary, no matter the factors are influenced on consumers participation in online group buying for consumer and enterprisers, finding their best interest and meeting their needs are the ultimate goal in the virtual shopping environment.
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Fu, Yu-Ting, and 傅榆婷. "Factors Affecting Service Recovery in Online Shopping." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09258431488972003299.
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碩士<br>元智大學<br>經營管理碩士班(行銷學程)<br>104<br>With the development of the Internet, consumer shopping behavior has been changed. Online shopping has become the important channel for consumer to buy the products and also for company to sell the products. For consumer, switching cost of online shopping is lower, and lack physical interaction with service providers so that company cannot provide instant response. Therefore, how service providers decline consumer’s dissatisfaction when consumer have occurred online shopping problems and make consumer willing to shopping again become the important issue.
This study will be based on the environment of online shopping to explore the impact of recovery satisfaction on attendant and the quality of website service, and further to explore the impact of consumer satisfaction on behavior intension that after customer have went through the service recovery.
This study conducted with quantitative analysis. To investigate the customer who have experienced for service recovery of consumer surveys. Removing the invalid samples had been collected total 285 questionnaires for analysis. According to data,The result shows that related factors of service personnel (including empowerment, attitude), and the quality of internet service (including the trust) will affect the satisfaction of service recovery of online shopping; those factors will further to effect consumer behavioral intentions (including word of mouth and repurchase intension). All the results are positive and significant correlation. However, only the factor of quality of internet service of perceived ease of use does not affect the satisfaction of service recovery of online shopping.
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Mahar, Gerald Joseph. "Factors Affecting Participation in Online Communities of Practice." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4531.
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Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis (Wenger et al, 2002). An understanding of why working, technical professionals participate in knowledge- based communities of practice can provide better opportunities to support individual and organizational knowledge management strategies. Online communities of practice were investigated at two global corporations: Xerox and IBM. At Xerox, Eureka is an internal network service designed to support knowledge sharing and problem solving by a community of practice for field service technicians. It allows the submission of problems from field service technicians and the retrieval of validated solutions for use and adaptation, by all members of the global Eureka community. At IBM Corporation, public network based communities of practice were investigated that focused on db2™ and Websphere™ software technology. Unlike the Xerox Eureka community of practice, knowledge contributions at IBM communities of practice are not validated prior to submission and access is open to public participation globally by IBM employees and by independent users of IBM software technology.
The purpose of this case study research was to explore and to describe how and why participants became members of communities of practice – what influenced them to join and to participate. We collected survey data from participants in these communities, to examine the relationships among members’ expectations of purpose, their relationship to the community of practice, their attitudes toward information handling, the costs and benefits of membership, the size of the community of practice and the resulting participation behaviour in these knowledge-based communities of practice at Xerox Corporation and IBM Corporation.
As one aspect of exploring user behaviour, we investigated the applicability of two theoretical frameworks for understanding user behaviour in these communities, based on propositions from normative and utility theory and from public goods critical mass theory. The research study provides a test for the explanatory power of public goods, utility and normative theories in a new area; namely, online knowledge-based communities of practice in workplace contexts. This analysis provided support for the applicability of utility theory and for some aspects of public goods-based theory/critical mass theory.
The findings of the case study point out some differences in the two communities of practice. A majority of the IBM-based community members reported belonging to multiple communities (6-10) and using access to the community to form online social networks and to meet members outside the community at in-person meetings. They reported their participation as being self-directed and on an ad hoc basis. Most respondents were community members for less than 2 years. In contrast, a majority of Eureka members reported belonging only to the Eureka community and do not report forming online social networks in Eureka. Participation in Eureka is seamlessly integrated into prescribed, standard work practices of the company and supported by company management and with resources. Most respondents were community members for over 5 years.
The analysis of members’ contributing behaviour in two online communities of practice reaffirms that the majority of members are passive participants with a core group of regular message contributors. Message composition is a careful and deliberate activity requiring communication discipline, time and effort. Members in both settings reported a strong desire to spend more time in their communities (and more time per visit).
Communities of practice are dynamic complex entities that present not only a theoretical challenge but also a practical challenge. This study’s results point to the complexity of facilitating communities of practice: benefits dynamics and flow and permanence dynamics of membership can only be externally managed to a limited extent. The participants’ roles need to be conceptualized in ways that support different types of participation while at the same time highlighting the inherently cooperative nature of self-managed communities of practice.
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Su, Tsuno-Hung, and 蘇宗宏. "Factors Affecting the Intention of Online Course Discussion." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26881735616292026797.
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碩士<br>國立高雄師範大學<br>資訊教育研究所<br>94<br>Online learning is an emerging learning style. In surroundings of advanced information technology and developed network, it provides us a new learning approach which is not limited by time and aerospace. The kernel issue of online learning is interactions of participants. Frequent interactions of participants indicate the success of online learning or without interactions will make online learning platform a waste house. Factors which cause interaction with peers or instructors are extensive. Results assert that factors which are correlation to frequency of posting include the frequency of entering forum, ability to use forum artfully, and appealing issues, fair of the result of interaction, confidence between participants, delightful ambiance, and time management of interaction. In order to promote interaction that participants frequently enter forum should be precipitated. The behavior of entering forum has critical affection on frequency of posting.
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"Factors affecting online book purchasing in Hong Kong." 2000. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890175.
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by Chung Ka Po, Lai Chun Hung.<br>Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-55).<br>ABSTRACT --- p.ii<br>TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii<br>Chapter<br>Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1<br>Chapter II. --- BACKGROUND - ABOUT THE BOOKSTORE INDUSTRY --- p.4<br>What is an Online Bookstore --- p.4<br>An Overview of the US Bookstore Industry --- p.5<br>A review on Amazon.com: the US online bookstore giant --- p.6<br>An overview of the Hong Kong bookstore industry --- p.7<br>Online bookstores in Hong Kong --- p.10<br>WTO's effect on the development of online bookstore in Hong Kong --- p.12<br>Chapter III. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.14<br>Research into the Value of Internet Commerce to Customers --- p.14<br>The Importance of Value --- p.17<br>An Empirical Study --- p.18<br>Chapter IV. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.19<br>Questionnaire Development --- p.19<br>Sample and Data Collection --- p.21<br>Chapter V. --- MEASUREMENT --- p.22<br>Definition of Variables --- p.22<br>Chapter VI. --- RESULTS --- p.31<br>Tests for Online Bookstore --- p.31<br>Tests for Conventional Bookstore --- p.35<br>Chapter VII. --- RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION --- p.40<br>Recommendation 1: Better Security System --- p.40<br>"Recommendation 2: Build Trust, Increase Brand Equity" --- p.42<br>Recommendation 3: Increase Choice --- p.43<br>Recommendation 4: Maximize Access to Information --- p.43<br>Limitations and Future Research --- p.44<br>APPENDIX --- p.47<br>BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.51
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Dung, Vu Thi Xuan, and 武氏春容. "Factors Affecting Intention to Purchase Electronic Goods Online." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7s8a7r.
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碩士<br>美和科技大學<br>企業管理系經營管理碩士班<br>104<br>There are 2 main objectives of this research: (1) to identify the factors affecting the intention to use the service of purchasing electronic goods online, (2) to suggest solutions for service providers to improve the functions, services to meet the consumer’s requirements. This research adopts two research methods, including qualitative preliminary study and quantitative empirical study.
In qualitative preliminary phase, the study identified factors affecting online shopping for electronic goods services such as: (1) price expectancy, (2) perceived convenience, (3) perceived ease of use, (4) perceived enjoyment, (5) social influence, (6) perceived risk. In quantitative empirical phase, 259 questionnaires were collected and multiple regression analysis results showed that those factors have positive influences to the intention to use the service of purchasing electronic goods services, such as price expectancy, perceived convenience, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, social influence. However, perceived risk has negative influence.
The results of this study help providers to understand thoroughly the factors affecting the intention to use service of purchasing electronic goods online. So they can improve the design and development functions and services that meet the consumer’s needs. Besides, the study also provides a scientific document on online shopping, through building a framework of factors affecting the intention to use service of purchasing electronic goods online, it will help researchers to understand deeply about Vietnamese market.
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Yang, Yu-wei, and 楊郁薇. "Exploring Factors Affecting Consumer Adoption of Online Payments." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59773879266306521116.
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碩士<br>逢甲大學<br>國際經營管理碩士學位學程<br>97<br>With the developing of the Internet, the number of online users and the popularity of surfing the Internet are constantly increasing. Also, the advance of e-commerce market helps people gradually develop a habit of shopping on line and accept the idea of user charge; that is, the Internet is becoming an indispensable part of Taiwan people’s daily lives. In fact, it is quite important to pay attention to the changes in people’s shopping behaviors and concepts, so it is aimed, in the thesis, to discuss what actually makes the consumers trust and accept online payment mechanism.
Based on Rogers’s model of innovation diffusion, qualitative research method is adopted to understand the consumers’ views on online payment at the age of e-commerce and probe into the possible causes for them to accept it. The conclusions of the research can be listed as follows:
1. The reason why the responsors were willing to accept online payment for the first time may be the limitation of online payment mechanism. However, most of them continue using the mechanism just because of its features.
2. The respondents indicate that there are no time and space limitations in the world of the Internet. They can pay their bills anytime and anywhere on the condition that there are a computer and a network on hand. In other words, it is the convenience that makes them use e-payment, which certainly reduces their inconvenience of looking for banks or ATMs and saves much of their time as well.
3. As long as the operation of online payment system is similar to the consumers’ past operation habits, it will definitely become appealing to the consumers, and most of them may choose to use it.
4. Simple and user-friendly interface will strengthen the consumers’ orientation towards online payment.
5. Security and stable system greatly influence the consumers’ attitude towards online payment mechanism. In general, the consumers’ trust and willingness of using online payment can be determined by a reliable and well-managed system.
According to the research conclusions, it is suggested that the development of online payment mechanism should focus on designing a simple and comprehensive system in accord with the consumers’ operation habit. In addition, qualitative research method is the only approach used in the research to understand the influential factors for Taiwan people to adopt online payment without collecting a great quantity of sample data. The following researchers are recommended to collect and analyze plenty of sample date to work out the determined factors persuading the consumer into using online payment, and check whether the results are close to the conclusions mentioned in the thesis.
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Hsu, Li-Yi, and 許豊億. "The Factors of Affecting Consumer Online Impulse Buying." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62984081651306386791.
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碩士<br>東吳大學<br>資訊管理學系<br>101<br>As the Internet expand so vigorously, it’s also influence the changing of consumption pattern jointly. Consumer behavior has transfer to the virtual and the storage seem boundless of the online shop progressively. It’s not only spur the commercial opportunity to the online buying, but bring the new field of research for the academia.
One of the consumer behavior, the impulse buying, is also transferring to the online domain simultaneously. Although there were some difference between the online buying and the traditional buying, but the essence still the same. Because of impulse buying can bring high profit for the shop dealer, the research of the online impulse buying has increasing rapidly.
In recent years, the industry of online buying has grown quickly, in about twenty percent annual growth rate. So that, online impulse buying can bring substantial profits. In this article, the consumer processes will be separated to three phase: pre-buying, in-buying, and post-buying, by CDP model. Then through the three main characteristics of impulse buying: once, unplanned, stimulated; and commodity, consumer, environment three main category, to distinguish the influencing factors of the online impulse buying. Probing during the consumer processes, which factors could affect consumers making decisions. And via the survey by online, classifying the influencing factors to the hygiene factor and motivation factor of two-factor model .The totally number of survey were 247, and the number of valid questionnaires were 239.
The result of this article, most of these factors could affect consumer making decisions. The hygiene factors mostly provide by the consumption environment, and the motivation factors were effective by implementation of promotions. In the end, by confirm these factors should be classify to which category of two-factor model, these suggest can provide to shop dealer, and the shop dealer can revise or adjust the property of their owned shop based on the situation, to create the maximum commercial value.
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Cheng, Chih-Ming, and 鄭志銘. "Factors Decisions Affecting Consumers Choose Online Music Store." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09025387463068767774.
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碩士<br>樹德科技大學<br>資訊管理系碩士班<br>102<br>Advances in technology and the popularity of the Internet not only allow a large number of digital music and online transactions to come into rapid circulation, but also led to the booming of virtual music stores. Due to substantial growth of Taiwan''s digital music sales in recent years, online music has attracted many foreign record companies to enter the Taiwan market, leaving Taiwanese consumers with more choices. Based on literature review, this study captures some importance features of online music stores such as the "Price", "Service", and "Convenience", and "Self-Efficacy" of the social learning theory, and "Compatibility" of the innovation diffusion theory, as the research dimensions, and investigates the impacts of all these factors on consumers’ decision on choosing the online music stores. The "selection decision" is represented by factors like: "whether the consumer is a registered member in an online music store", " willingness to maintain the membership or sign up for other charged online music stores in the future ", "payment methods" and "willingness to spend an average monthly sum". The results showed that: (1) The level of consumer Self-Efficacy assessment rates for the three major features of Price, Service and Convenience have a significant impact. The level of Self-Efficacy also significantly affects consumers online music store compatibility cognition. (2) Compatibility for consumers has a significant effect on both "whether they are currently registered members of an online music store", and "future signing up to become paying members". (3) Price, Service and Convenience also have a significant impact on consumers as for their current or future potential membership. Prices significantly affected the sum consumers are willing to spend. Overall, Prices are the main factors that affect consumers’ choice of online music stores as well as the sum willing to consume. Online music store operators should provide a reasonable and diverse pricing scheme to cater to consumers of different consuming capacity and demands.
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陳俊穎. "Understanding Factors Affecting Continuance Intention of Online Banking." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04555756011930091214.
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碩士<br>國立嘉義大學<br>資訊管理學系碩士班<br>98<br>Despite the increased in the number of internet users recorded by various agencies, the level of increase of Internet usage for banking purposes has not increased at the same rate. Online banking have been promoted for many years in Taiwan, but there are still some people don’t like to use. Developing online banking is a trend for any bank, because both banks and customers benefit greatly by online banking. For the banks, it has reduced operation costs, and it enables people to do financial transaction outside of bank hours and from anywhere.
This study attempted to integrate Commitment-Trust Theory with Expectation-Confirmation Theory, and use DeLone & McLean Information System Success Model：A Ten-Year Update (System Quality and Service Quality and information Quality) to explain users’ intention to continue using. Used SPSS15.0 and SmartPLS2.0 analysis software, and the samples consisted of 306 online users. The result showed that satisfaction, perceived usefulness, relationship commitment, and trust are the key effect factors, and the three quality confirmations all are very critical independence variables.