Teacher Intention to Adop IT Instruction

This study examined factors that affected vocational
and technology (votech) teachers to adopt information
technology (IT) instruction in Southern Taiwan. This
study concluded that male teachers'' anxiety levels
were significantly lower than female teachers''
levels. Teachers of computer departments had the
lowest anxiety levels compared to teachers of nursing
and humanity departments. Management department
teachers had higher intention compared to nursing
department teachers toward IT instruction. More
senior teachers had less intention than less senior
teachers regarding IT instruction and vice versa.
Teachers'' computer knowledge, perception of
usefulness and interest significantly affected their
anxiety levels. Teachers'' perception of usefulness,
interest and climate factors significantly influenced
their beliefs toward IT instruction. Teachers''
computer knowledge, interest and perception of
usefulness significantly influenced their intentions
about IT instruction. The findings would provide
information for schools and human resource
administrators to better understand faculty attitudes
and needs in order to provide assistance and training
to improve their teaching performance.

Autorentext

Doctor Show-Hui Huang is an associate professor of the
Department of International Business & Trade at Shu-Te
University, Taiwan, R.O.C. This project was her doctoral
dissertation at Idaho State University, and it was also funded
by the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC93-2520-S-366-001)
for further study.

Klappentext

This study examined factors that affected vocational
and technology (votech) teachers to adopt information
technology (IT) instruction in Southern Taiwan. This
study concluded that male teachers' anxiety levels
were significantly lower than female teachers'
levels. Teachers of computer departments had the
lowest anxiety levels compared to teachers of nursing
and humanity departments. Management department
teachers had higher intention compared to nursing
department teachers toward IT instruction. More
senior teachers had less intention than less senior
teachers regarding IT instruction and vice versa.
Teachers' computer knowledge, perception of
usefulness and interest significantly affected their
anxiety levels. Teachers' perception of usefulness,
interest and climate factors significantly influenced
their beliefs toward IT instruction. Teachers'
computer knowledge, interest and perception of
usefulness significantly influenced their intentions
about IT instruction. The findings would provide
information for schools and human resource
administrators to better understand faculty attitudes
and needs in order to provide assistance and training
to improve their teaching performance.