Conceptualizing Factors that Influence Learners’ Intention to Adopt ICT for Learning in Rural Schools in Developing Countries

Siphe Mhlana, Baldreck Chipangura, Hossana Twinomurinzi

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Abstract

Despite the positive contribution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to learning outcomes in education, its adoption, integration, and use remain a challenge for rural school learners in developing countries. To understand why ICT adoption by rural school learners has been slow, a systematic literature analysis was undertaken in this study. An analysis of twenty-nine peer reviewed and published papers selected from five electronic databases was conducted to identify the key factors that influence rural school learners’ adoption patterns. The findings revealed the key factors as ICT infrastructure, technical support, access to resources, and social influence. Deductively, infrastructure was found to have a direct obstruction and negative consequences on the adoption of ICT technologies in learning. The findings are valuable for illustrating factors that affect the adoption of ICT technologies by rural learners in developing countries. The results inform educational policy strategies for providing rural schools with infrastructure and resources that promote the use of ICT in learning. Providing ICT infrastructure is fundamental to rural schools, especially in this era where the COVID-19 pandemic has made it compulsory for learners to adopt online learning.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 6th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2021
EditorsXin-She Yang, Simon Sherratt, Nilanjan Dey, Amit Joshi
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages391-401
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789811623790
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event6th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 25 Feb 202126 Feb 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume236
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference6th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period25/02/2126/02/21

Keywords

  • Adoption
  • Developing countries
  • ICT
  • Learner intention
  • Secondary schools

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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