Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model to Predict Students' Behavioral Intention to Adopt and Use E-Counseling in Ghana

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model to Predict Students' Behavioral Intention to Adopt and Use E-Counseling in Ghana
Abstract
The urge to progressively motivate e-counseling in schools is somewhat dependent on students' behavioral intention towards the use of counseling technologies. This paper presents an empirical approach of using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model to ascertain students' behavioral intention to adopt and use e-counseling in Ghana. Questionnaires were used to collect data from two hundred and fifty (N=250) randomly selected students from Ghana. Cronbach alpha (α) was first employed to validate and ascertain the reliability of the data. Subsequently, Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) was performed in analysing the data. After that, a follow-up interview was conducted to explore the variance in our findings from the collected data through the questionnaires. In the end, the reliability of the test items contained in the questionnaire yielded strongly at 87.6 %. Also, whereas the outcome of the research suggests Performance Expectancy (PE) (B = .511 , p= .000) and Social Influence (SI) (B = .165 p = .001) as the influencing constructs (factors) towards students' behavioral intention to adopt and use e-counseling, Facilitation Condition (FC) (B= .014, p= .723) and Effort Expectancy (EE) (B= .086 p= .080) had no significant effect on the behavioral intention of students to adopt and use e-counseling in Ghana.
Publication
International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science
Volume
7
Issue
11
Pages
1-11
Date
Nov 2015
Language
English
ISSN
20750161
Accessed
15/01/2021, 11:02
Library Catalogue
ProQuest
Rights
Copyright Modern Education and Computer Science Press Nov 2015
Extra
Num Pages: 1-11 Place: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Publisher: Modern Education and Computer Science Press
Citation
Kolog, E. A., Sutinen, E., Vanhalakka-Ruoho, M., Suhonen, J., & Anohah, E. (2015). Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model to Predict Students’ Behavioral Intention to Adopt and Use E-Counseling in Ghana. International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science, 7(11), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2015.11.01