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  title info:
    title: Faculty perceptions about attributes and barriers impacting diffusion of web-based distance education (WBDE) at the China Agricultural University
  name:
    name part: Li, Yan
    name part: 1977-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Lindner, James R.
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2004
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine faculty perceptions about attributes and barriers impacting diffusion of Web-based distance education (WBDE) at the China Agricultural University (CAU). Random and stratified sampling was used and 273 faculty participated in the study. About 70% of participants stayed in early stages in the innovation-decision process related to WBDE (no knowledge, knowledge, or persuasion) and about 30% were in later stages (decision or implementation). Faculty members' stage differed significantly by professional area, level of education, teaching experience, and distance education experience. Gender, age, and academic rank had no significant influence on faculty members' stage. CAU faculty tended to agree with the existence of the five attributes of WBDE (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability). Professional area, gender, age, level of education, and academic rank had no significant influence on the five perceived attributes. Teaching experience had no significant influence on the five perceived attributes, except compatibility. Distance education experience had no significant influence on the five perceived attributes, except compatibility and observability. CAU faculty perceived ten factors (concerns about time, concerns about incentives, WBDE program credibility, financial concerns, planning issues, conflict with traditional education, fear of technology, technical expertise, administrative support, and infrastructure) as moderate barriers to diffusion of WBDE. Age, level of education, academic rank, and teaching experience had no significant influence on faculty perception about the ten barriers. Professional area and gender had no significant influence on faculty perception about the ten barriers, except concerns about time. Distance education experience had no significant influence on faculty perception about the ten barriers, except conflict with traditional education. Faculty members' stage i…
  note: by Yan Li.
  note: Vita.
  note: Abstract.
  note: "Major Subject: Agricultural Education"
  note: Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Oct. 15, 2004.)
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  note: Ph. D. Texas A & M University 2004.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation).
  subject:
    topic: Major agricultural education
  subject:
    topic: Web-based distance education
  subject:
    topic: diffusion of innovation
  subject:
    topic: attributes of innovation
  subject:
    topic: barriers to diffusion of innovation
  subject:
    topic: innovation-decision process
  subject:
    topic: China Agricultural University
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1254
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 050106
    record change date: 20151031161450.0
    record identifier: in00002022340