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Dissertation
Critical Factors Related to the Implementation of Web-based Instruction By Higher-Education Faculty at Three Universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2007
Abstract
The facilitating and impeding factors that affect faculty decisions in Saudi Arabia either to participate or not participate in Web-based instruction (WBI) were investigated in this study. Information about the characteristics of faculty and the effect of those characteristics on participation in developing WBI were also examined. Incentives and barriers to WBI, faculty attitudes, and participants’ demographic information were explored. This study was an investigation of the current use of WBI in Saudi institutions and the facilitating and impeding factors affecting faculty decisions to participate or not to participate in WBI. Information gathered regarding the attitudes of faculty toward development and implementation of a distance-education program in Saudi Arabia provided insight into the key issues concerning adoption and sustainability of distance education in general and WBI in particular. A survey research design was used. The survey was distributed in 2 forms, hard copy and online. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to answer research questions. In this study, factors related to WBI were explored from the perspective of faculty in Saudi universities. In general, faculty had positive attitudes towards WBI.
Details
- Title
- Critical Factors Related to the Implementation of Web-based Instruction By Higher-Education Faculty at Three Universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 185
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090835406600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida