Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(7), pp. 1369 - 1374
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090703
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Investigating Determinants of Behavioural Intention to Accept Technology of Zimbabwean Teacher Education Colleges Lecturers

Havatidi Madzamba ^*, Desmond Wesley Govender
Computer Science Education Department, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

ABSTRACT

The use of technology has necessarily invaded all aspects of our lives. One such area is education, especially that of lecturers at teacher training colleges. However, availability of technology in the education system does not necessarily mean the use of technology. Acceptance of technology use by individuals is critical to the successful implementation of technology in teacher training. Therefore, there is a need to research factors that determine the intention to use technology. Researchers have listed numerous variables that influence the intention to use the technology in various aspects of education. This article aimed to determine whether age, gender and academic qualification influence lecturers' behavioural intention to accept and use technology. Data were collected from lecturers in 10 teacher-training colleges using a unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT)-based questionnaire. SPSS (v. 20) descriptive statistics were used in data analysis. The results indicated that gender, age and level of education have no influence on the behavioural intention to accept and use technology. These findings provide important practical implications, which must be considered in technology training of teacher training college lecturers.

KEYWORDS
Technology in Teacher Education, Technology Acceptance, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Havatidi Madzamba , Desmond Wesley Govender , "Investigating Determinants of Behavioural Intention to Accept Technology of Zimbabwean Teacher Education Colleges Lecturers," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 1369 - 1374, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090703.

(b). APA Format:
Havatidi Madzamba , Desmond Wesley Govender (2021). Investigating Determinants of Behavioural Intention to Accept Technology of Zimbabwean Teacher Education Colleges Lecturers. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(7), 1369 - 1374. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090703.