A study of the relationship between institutional policy, organisational culture and e-learning use in four South African universities

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Czerniewicz, Laura ^a   Brown, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Change; E learning; Higher education; Innovation; Organisational culture; Policy; South Africa; Use

Indexed keywords

CHANGE; HIGHER EDUCATION; ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE; POLICY; SOUTH AFRICA; USE;

E-LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEACHING;

INTERNET;

EID: 64549162802     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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