Cross-national differences in mobile learning adoption during COVID-19
ISSN: 0040-0912
Article publication date: 31 January 2022
Issue publication date: 26 April 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in social isolation; nevertheless, universities will proceed throughout this trying period with the assistance of technology. As such, this paper seeks to develop a conceptual framework to investigate the continued intentions of students to use mobile learning during COVID-19 under different cultural contexts expanding upon the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Expectation-Confirmation Model (ECM) under different cultural contexts.
Design/methodology/approach
The suggested model is empirically tested with 1,206 students from different universities in three societies (i.e. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UK) using SEM/PLS.
Findings
Performance expectancy, satisfaction, social influence, facilitating conditions and instructors' competencies positively influence students' continued intentions to use mobile learning. In addition, the findings of the current research indicate that student's isolation negatively impact the continuous usage behavior. Furthermore, the findings indicated that a “one-size-fits-all” approach is insufficient in capturing the heterogeneity of students' intentions to use mobile learning across countries.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study that has been conducted to understand the main determinants of students' continued intentions to use mobile learning under different cultural contexts.
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Citation
Alzaidi, M.S. and Shehawy, Y.M. (2022), "Cross-national differences in mobile learning adoption during COVID-19", Education + Training, Vol. 64 No. 3, pp. 305-328. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-05-2021-0179
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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