عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL48461
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Mobile Learning as a Competitive Resource in Higher Education within the United Arab Emirates
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Samer Aoudi
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Brizek, Michael
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Northcentral University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
169
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Committee members: Avena, Nicole; Bouvin, David
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-21437-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Business and Technology Management
Body granting the degree
Northcentral University
Text preceding or following the note
2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Adopting educational innovations as competitive resources in higher education is an important decision for academic institutions operating in a market characterized by increasing competition. This study addresses the problem stemming from the failure of some HEIs to utilize Mobile Learning (ML) as a resource toward sustainable Competitive Advantage (CA). The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the concerns of faculty of HEIs in the UAE toward ML, as an indicator of the effectiveness of the implementation process, and as it relates to the competitiveness of the HEI. In order to carry out this study, two surveys were administered: a teachers' survey and an administrators' survey. Data were collected from the teachers about their concerns regarding ML, based on the Stages of Concerns Questionnaire (SoCQ), a construct of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM). Administrators were asked about their perceptions of the CA and performance of their institutions. The one-way ANOVA that was performed on the mean responses from the teachers concerns, indicated the presence of a statistically significant relationship between teachers' SoC towards ML as it relates to both the CA and the performance of their institutions. In addition, the findings of this study indicated that while higher education teachers in the UAE generally had awareness of and interest in ML, large numbers did not seem to be engaged in higher SoC regarding ML. The implications of the findings highlighted a need for intervention to improve the implementation of ML in HEI. Areas for future research included a qualitative study designed to better understand how ML is being used as an educational innovation with the ultimate goal of utilizing it as a competitive resource.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Business administration; Information Technology; Educational technology
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Applied sciences;Education;Concerns based adoption model;Mobile learning;Rbv;Stages of concerns questionnaire;United arab emirates
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Sabotka, Sarah M.
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Brizek, Michael
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Subdivision
Business and Technology Management
Northcentral University
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
1730213285; 3733227
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مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Thesis]
276903
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