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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.n10.347

Factors Influencing Technology Adoption in Vietnam's Educational System  

TRAN, Nga (Thi Tran High School)
LE, Thanh (School of Human Resource, Hanoi University of Home Affairs)
NGUYEN, Lan (School of Accounting and Auditing, Van Lang University)
HOANG, Linh (Department of Basis Science, Van Lang University)
NGUYEN, Thuy (Quality Management Division, Department of Education and Training)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.10, 2020 , pp. 347-357 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research aims to shed light on the technology adoption process and its drivers in the Vietnamese educational system. Research data was collected with an online questionnaire from more than 600 teachers in primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities in Vietnam in 2020. Based on a holistic literature review, we develop a model of two extrinsic factors (global needs and school-infrastructure), and two intrinsic factors (teachers' technological literacy and their beliefs), which are correlated with the teachers' technological adoption. We measure the dependent variable by asking the teachers' ability and their efficacy to implement technology in teaching according to a Likert scale. With the support of SPSS_22 and STATA_2015, we find that over 70% of changes in technology adoption are explained by the changes in four independent variables and three control variables related to age, gender, and teaching-level of the teachers. Furthermore, these independent variables are significantly and positively associated with two dependent variables. However, a significant difference in technology integration ability can be seen among teachers' gender, age, and school-level. Specifically, male teachers seem to adopt technology at schools than female teachers better, and university teachers have the lowest level of technology adoption compared to other school-level teachers.
Keywords
Teaching Practices; Vietnamese Teachers; Technology Adoption; Technological Ability; Technological Efficacy;
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