Exploration of Teaching Staff and Students Preferences of Information and Communication Technologies in Private and Academic Lives
This research aims at investigating the preferences of teaching staff and students about the use of ICT in private and academic lives, and weather this distinction is made according to their exposure to various ICT during their life stages or not. This qualitative investigation used semi-structured interviews with sixty first-year students and thirty teaching staff participants from blindly selected three universities and six disciplines in order to provide a diverse range of perspectives, and also to reflect the diversity of the Egyptian higher education system. The findings of this study do not support the argument that there is a digital divide between generations, and thus adding value to our understanding regarding the preferences, uses, benefits, and barriers to using ICT, which will enhance the use of ICT socially and academically.
Keywords: Information and Communications Technologies (ICT); Preferences; Teaching Staff; Students; ICT Uses, Benefits, and Barriers
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mohamed Elsaadani
Dr. Mohamed Elsaadani, PhD: an assistant professor of Information Systems at the Arab academy for Science and Technology since 1994. He obtained his PhD degree from University of the West of England in 2010, and obtained his MBA degree from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology in 1998. He has several research papers, as well as two nationally and one internationally published books in the field of MIS. His research interests are in the field of MIS as well as ICT. He is a professional consultant and human development trainer in the field of Business.
Mohamed Elsaadani
Dr. Mohamed Elsaadani, PhD: an assistant professor of Information Systems at the Arab academy for Science and Technology since 1994. He obtained his PhD degree from University of the West of England in 2010, and obtained his MBA degree from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology in 1998. He has several research papers, as well as two nationally and one internationally published books in the field of MIS. His research interests are in the field of MIS as well as ICT. He is a professional consultant and human development trainer in the field of Business.
