A social networked learning adoption model for higher education institutions in developing countries

On the Horizon

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 307-320

  Munguatosha, Godfrey Maleko ^a   Muyinda, Paul Birevu ^a   Lubega, Jude Thaddeus ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Higher education; ICT supported learning; New learning media; Social networked learning; Social software; Structural equation modelling; Technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053308381     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748121111179439     Document Type: Article

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