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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Maduku, Daniel K

Titel

Factors of E-book Use Intentions: Perspective of Students in a Developing Country

Ist Teil von

• Perspectives on global development and technology, 2015-01, Vol.14 (6), p.597-618

Ort / Verlag

Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

BSC - Ebsco (Business Source Ultimate)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• E-books are regarded as a new, digital way to access reading material and as a learning tool for students. Therefore, South African institutions of higher learning are spending increasing amounts of money on the provision of e-books for use by students. However, the extent to which students will accept e-books remains unclear. This paper is aimed at examining the factors of e-book use intentions among students in tertiary education, based on theoretical considerations rooted in utaut . Data used in the analysis was sourced from 544 participating students from five institutions of higher learning using a structured questionnaire. Results of the analysis identified performance expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions as salient factors of e-book use intentions among tertiary students. Interestingly, gender and e-book use experience had no significant moderating effect of the factors of use intention examined in this study. The implications of these findings on the efforts aimed at promoting a more enthusiastic acceptance of e-books among tertiary students are highlighted in this paper.