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Determinants of Teachers’ Attitudes Towards E-Learning in Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions
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, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

IRRODL Volume 17, Number 5, ISSN 1492-3831 Publisher: Athabasca University Press

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This survey research study presents the findings on determinants of teachers’ attitudes towards e-learning in Tanzanian higher learning institutions. The study involved 258 teachers from 4 higher learning institutions obtained through stratified, simple random sampling. Questionnaires and documentary review were used in data collection. Data were analysed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). Chi-square was performed to examine the association of variables.It was found that teachers have positive attitudes towards e-learning where computer exposure played a statistically significant contribution to their attitudes. It is recommended that training in e-learning needs to be provided to teachers to widen their understanding of e-learning. There is also a need to strengthen factors associated with teachers’ positive attitudes towards e-learning. Results from this study are of particular importance to both teachers and the education stakeholders in Tanzania.

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Kisanga, D. (2016). Determinants of Teachers’ Attitudes Towards E-Learning in Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(5),. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved January 19, 2021 from .

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