An Investigation of Factors Impacting the Use of Technology in a Home School Environment

Autor/inn/en	Neil, Ted; Bonner, Nancy; Bonner, David
Titel	An Investigation of Factors Impacting the Use of Technology in a Home School Environment
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 7 (2014) 2, S.107-120 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-5847
Schlagwörter	Home Schooling; Technology Uses in Education; Social Networks; Usability; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Likert Scales; Online Surveys; Knowledge Management; Sharing Behavior; Curriculum Development; Professional Development; Home Instruction; Online Courses; Web Based Instruction; Influences; Least Squares Statistics; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Likert-Skala; Wissensmanagement; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Heimunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Web Based Training; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	Home school populations have been studied for socialization and academic preparedness, but there are few studies on the use of technology among home schooled families. One researcher, in studying technology use among home school families in the greater Albany, New York area, found that the use of technology had a positive influence on the decision to home school and to allow home school families to create and maintain groups of like-minded home schoolers in their quest to educate their children. The objectives of this study are to understand what technologies are being used by home school families and about perception of technology in four areas of technology usage: 1) to build social networks, 2) acquire and share knowledge, 3) administrative actions and 4) instructional activities. This research shows that when technology is perceived as easier to use, it will lead to perceived usefulness, at a higher significance than leading to actual use. Further, it was surprising that the models did not show perceived usefulness leading to actual use, which is indicated in the literature. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01