Cognitive Dissonance in Technology Adoption: Exploring Resistance and Acceptance among University of Cape Coast Students | Chapter 4 | Language, Literature and Education: Research Updates Vol. 3

The rapid advancement of information technology (IT) has revolutionized educational systems worldwide, providing tools that enhance teaching and learning processes. This study investigates the role of cognitive dissonance in influencing technology adoption behaviors among undergraduate students at the University of Cape Coast. As educational institutions increasingly rely on technology to enhance learning, understanding the psychological and social factors that affect students’ willingness to adopt technology is critical. Cognitive dissonance—an internal conflict that arises when individuals hold contradictory beliefs or experience discomfort from conflicting information—is examined concerning technology acceptance, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and resistance among students. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected through surveys and focus group discussions with undergraduate students across various academic disciplines. Many students experienced cognitive dissonance when their beliefs about technology’s value for academic and career success clashed with their actual experiences, such as difficulties in usage, inadequate training, and limited access. Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) and Perceived Usefulness (PU) were major contributors to cognitive dissonance. Quantitative analysis, employing structural equation modeling (SEM), revealed that cognitive dissonance significantly affects students’ perceptions of technology’s usefulness and ease of use, which are key determinants in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Thematic analysis of qualitative data further highlighted the role of peer support and positive social influences in mitigating dissonance, enhancing acceptance. Students surrounded by peers who embraced technology often felt more confident, while those facing skepticism from their social circles were more likely to resist technology use. The study identifies critical barriers to effective technology adoption, including high perceived complexity and lack of confidence in using digital tools. To address these challenges, it recommends that institutions focus on reducing cognitive dissonance by providing tailored support and training, designing user-friendly interfaces, and fostering a positive technology culture. The implications for the literature are significant, as this study highlights the need to integrate cognitive dissonance into existing technology acceptance models to better predict user behavior and adoption rates. In conclusion, cognitive dissonance plays a vital role in shaping students’ attitudes toward technology, suggesting that targeted interventions addressing both psychological and social dimensions are essential to enhance technology acceptance and integration in academic settings. By exploring cognitive dissonance within the TAM framework, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of technology adoption in higher education and provides actionable insights for improving student engagement with digital tools.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Rudolf Anyoka Nyaaba
Department of Science, St. John Bosco College of Education, Ghana.

 

Sayibu Abdul – Gafaar
Directorate of ICT Services, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Robert Anechana
Department of Science, St. John Bosco College of Education, Ghana.

 

Daniel Kweku Anhwere
Department of Business and Social Science Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

 

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Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment of Small-scale Agro-processors in South Africa: Implications for Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship Research | Chapter 7 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 2

 Entrepreneurship has existed gaining recognition and attention across the earth as an essential source of economic progress and employment production. Furthermore, entrepreneurship has progressively attracted the governments and administrative institution's attention in current years. This stage's purpose was to analyse entrepreneurialism's influence on the economic authorization of small-scale agro-processors in South Africa.  This research was carried out in the five provinces of South Africa of Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Free State and Mpumalanga. Moreover, the study met on the influence of entrepreneurship on the financial empowerment of tiny agro-processors in those provinces. A concurrent assorted-methods research design consisting of a almost-structured inquiry with 503 tiny agro-processors was conducted. A layered sampling design was used, and data were analysed utilizing a multiple reversion method. The study establish that entrepreneurship considerably influences the economic empowerment of tiny agro-processors compared to money and infrastructure. The verdicts of this study can inform policymakers, government instrumentalities and scholars that approach to market and undertaking costs are essential entrepreneurship limits which will expedite the economic empowerment of tiny agro-processors in South Africa. The key limitation of the study is that the research was only transported in five provinces of South Africa and secondly, the skilled is a small-capacity of the population, which create the results inaccurate cause the data is not enough.

Author(s) Details:

Benjamin Manasoe,
Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa and Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

Victor Mbulaheni Mmbengwa,
Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Joseph Nembo Lekunze,
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Business School, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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Realization of Acoustic Method of Colorado Beetle Elimination | Chapter 4 | Fundamental Research and Application of Physical Science Vol. 9

 The purpose of the study is the machinelike characteristics of a living crowd. The article checks the specifics of the impact of audile waves on the organisms of living beings. It is usually known that vibrations and audile oscillations can cause both negative and beneficial influence on living organisms. The most injurious effect is caused apiece tone audile oscillations when the tone commonness coincides with the reverberation frequency of all body or individual organs. It is implicit that such reverberation frequencies of human means fall between 0.5 and 20 Hz. Only in this place situation, when one is in an acoustic field accompanying a frequency that is to say not the same as their reverberation frequency, can the human body be protected from harmful audile waves. On the contrary, we can use the effect of acoustic fields on the creatures of plant pests accompanying a frequency equivalent to the resonant repetitiveness of the pest's frame. Then the acoustic field will have a hurtful effect on the plant pest. The dying of the Colorado beetle under the influence of shakings and acoustic shakings was discovered engaged. It is necessary to note negligence of the beetles bear hardship acoustic influence in a style of radiation of monochrome waves. Any influence of acoustic waves on a vegetable at direct survey, and also after opportunity till the harvesting importance had not been told. The method and design for its exercise are developed and defined below. The author recorded in the Patent Office of Ukraine "Acoustic solution of the Colorado bulge and device for implementation" No. 25548 A 01 M 1/04, 1/18 October 30, 1998. Destruction of the Colorado bulge by affecting allure body accompanying acoustic shakings. in accordance with the decline of labor intensity of the movement with raised toxicity. The results of this work are of excellent importance in the study of the friendship between the processes in the atmosphere of the Earth and the residence through acoustic quiverings.

Author(s) Details:

Galyna Ivanovna Sokol,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of Name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

Taras Stepanovich Molnar,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of Name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

Andrey Vladymyrovich Sokol,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of Name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

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Acoustic Method of Colorado Beetle Elimination: Experimental Results | Chapter 5 | New Trends in Physical Science Research Vol.7

 

 This article explores the distinctive effects of acoustic waves on living things. The objectives of the research are mechanical aspects of living beings. Human organs are known to have crucial resonance frequencies between 0.5 and 20 Hz. And only those who are in an acoustic environment with a frequency that is different from their resonance frequency may be protected from damaging acoustic waves on the human body. On the other hand, we may make advantage of the effect of acoustic fields on organisms that cause plant pest problems at a frequency that matches the resonance frequency of the pests' bodies. The plant pest will thereafter be killed by the sonic field. Due to acoustic vibrations and vibratory oscillation, the Colorado beetle perished in the lab. The procedure and the device that will be used to carry it out were developed and are described below. Acoustic vibrations are used to manipulate the Colorado beetle's body, simplifying the procedure and preventing toxicity.

Author(s) Details:

Galyna Ivanovna Sokol,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

Taras Stepanovich Molnar,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

Andrey Vladymyrovich Sokol,
Faculty of Physics and Technology, Dniprovs’k National University of name Oles Gonchar, Dnepro, Ukraine.

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Involvement of Parents in Early Childhood Education for Positive Influence on Children’s Learning Outcomes| Chapter 7 | Selected Topics in Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 4

 This chapter is based on a study conducted in public Early Childhood centres in Nairobi City County, Kenya, with the goal of determining the impact of parental involvement in children's learning programmes on learning outcomes. The study was necessitated by the fact that a lot of parents do not appear to realise the importance of their involvement in their children's early childhood education. Furthermore, teachers complain about a lack of parental support for their children's learning at early development centres. The study's goals included determining the extent to which parents were involved in their children's education. The study targeted 21 public stand-alone early childhood education centres, 2243 children aged 3-5 years, 21 head teachers, and all teachers at the learning centres in a descriptive survey. To process pupils' learning outcomes, data was collected using scheduled interview schedules for head teachers, closed questionnaires for teachers, and a document analysis guide (performance). The conclusion, based on the quantitative and qualitative evidence, was that whenever parents were Learning results were higher when parents were active in their children's learning programmes. The study concluded that various governments and education stakeholders should build a framework for involving parents more actively in their children's learning programmes in early development centres. It is also necessary to develop the management skills of head teachers in order to increase their planning abilities.

Author (S) Details

Orpha Nyakundi
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, Social and Human Sciences Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Assessing the Factors Influencing Teachers’ Innovative Behaviour: A Systematic Review| Chapter 13 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 5

 

Innovation is seen as a key to retaining a competitive advantage not just for the individual but also for the company in today's increasingly challenging times. The aggressive rivalry of today demands the willingness and capacity to continually evolve to guarantee that we have the advantage and are at the forefront of success. The rapid changes in the 21st century education system need all teachers to take creative steps. Innovative behaviour is necessary in order to ensure that the education system remains responsive to current trends and innovations. It lacks a thorough identification of its variables, however, which can influence the creative behaviour of a instructor, especially in recent decades. As a research tool, this thesis employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The SLR consists of a research protocol defining the subject to be analysed and the procedure customised to carry out the review. It is the key technique for defining the appropriate literature review and how data is obtained. From primary studies. The phases of the SLR approach are preparing, executing, and reporting the study. The research found that the most dominant factors in shaping the creative actions of teachers in the school sector are leadership and self-efficacy. Detailed empirical studies need to be conducted to see if the factors of leadership and self-efficacy directly or indirectly affect the creative actions of teachers as future mediators and moderators. By filtering papers in foreign languages, using a more comprehensive database and exploring other aspects through in-depth interviews, the analysis can be enhanced. It is recommended that the factors defined be used in multiple settings and focus on non-dominant factors as well. It is hoped that this study will give researchers some insight to further develop this knowledge, especially in the context of Malaysia. Innovative behaviour is a vital place for teachers to develop in today's fast-paced world of education and educational change.


Author(s) Details

Mohammed Afandi Zainal
Centre of Educational Planning and Policy, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Mohd Effendi Ewan Mohd Matore
Centre of Educational Planning and Policy, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Scientific Investigation on the Influence of Games on the Development of Students’ Social Competence | Chapter 5 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol.1

The game takes a significant place in the educational process and it has a major impact   on the acquisition and development of students' social skills. Depending on the teaching area   where used games can be: sports games and activities, constructive games, rules, role play, games for relaxing, project activities, math games, games etc. information. In this paper we will focus exclusively on games in the area of health and physical education - sports games and activities, games used in the study of civic education and project activities in different subjects. Adoption of social skills, the use of the knowledge, skills, following the rules and regulations are an integral part of each student, in order to successfully operate in a democratic society. This paper will focus on the impact of the games in three teaching areas on the development of the social competences among students. 

Author(s) Details

Jasminka Kochoska,
Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Vasko Karangelevski bb, Bitola 7000, Republic of Macedonia.  

Dance Sivakova-Neskovska
Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Vasko Karangelevski bb, Bitola 7000, Republic of Macedonia.

Marija Ristevska,
Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Vasko Karangelevski bb, Bitola 7000, Republic of Macedonia.

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