| Edited by Diane McGrath, Kansas State
University |
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education
JRTE, Volume 32, Number 1, Fall
1999
Changes in Attitudes
Toward
Computers and Use of Computers by University Faculty
Ananda Mitra, Timothy Steffensmeier, Stefne
Lenzmeier,
and Angela Massoni
Wake Forest University
Abstract
This article examines two components related to
faculty
adoption of computers on university campuses: the
change
in use patterns and the change in attitudes and
opinions.
Faculty members’ attitudes and use patterns
are evaluated
using data compiled from the first year of a
longitudinal
study. The results of our study show that use and
attitudes
are multidimensional constructs. In addition,
changes happen
at different rates for different categories of
use. Also,
the changes in attitudes are more significant for
specific
components of use. These findings suggest that
faculty members,
with their increased computer use and altering
attitudes,
need adequate computer training and
infrastructural support
to sustain use.
Contributors
Dr. Ananda Mitra is an assistant professor in the
Department
of Communication at Wake Forest University.
Timothy Steffensmeier,
Stefne Lenzmeier, and Angel Massoni are graduate
students
working toward master’s degrees in the
Department of
Communication at Wake Forest University. (Address:
Dr. Ananda
Mitra, Department of Communication, Wake Forest
University,
Winston-Salem, NC 27109; ananda@wfu.edu.)
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change, computerization of education, computers, faculty,
focus groups, laptops, longitudinal study, mobile
computing, relationship,
survey design, usage. |
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