Exploring the impact of individualism and uncertainty avoidance in Web-based electronic learning: An empirical analysis in European higher education

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 588-598

  Sánchez Franco, Manuel J ^a   Martínez López, Francisco J ^b   Martín Velicia, Félix A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Electronic learning; Flow; Higher education; Individualism; Technology acceptance model (TAM); Uncertainty avoidance

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CULTURE; ELECTRONIC LEARNING; FLOW; HIGHER EDUCATION; INDIVIDUALISM; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM); UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 59049104009     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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