Access and Utilisation of Electronic Educational Resources by Academics and Students among self-Financed B.Ed. Colleges in Siliguri Subdivision

Vol-5 | Issue-02 | February-2018 | Published Online: 05 February 2018    PDF ( 272 KB )
Abstract

The utilization of electronic educational sources (EERs) by means of academics and students in self-financed B.Ed. Faculties is a crucial vicinity of take a look at. As institutions allocate substantial portions of their budgets to EER subscriptions, expertise the elements influencing their reputation and utilization turns into crucial. This research investigates the recognition of EERs amongst school members and students at self-financed B.Ed. Faculties. A go-sectional descriptive studies layout changed into employed, and a survey tool became administered to 323 users (college students and college contributors) in selected 5 self-financed colleges in Siliguri Subdivision. The decided on colleges are Pragati College of Education (PCE), Vidyasagar College of Education (VCE), Siliguri Terai B.Ed. College (STBC), Phansidewa PTTI (PPTTI), Trinity B.Ed. College (TBC). The look at well-known shows differences in the utilization patterns between open get admission to and subscription EERs. Factors including perceived usefulness, ease of use, customers’ abilities, and facilitating situations predict behavioral intentions to use EERs. Challenges consist of limited access to subscription EERs, inadequate pc assets, records literacy gaps, and bad internet connectivity. To decorate subscription EER utilization, adopting access-enhancing equipment, marketing resources, and enhancing laptop literacy are advocated.

Keywords
Technology acceptance, e-resources, online learning resources, self-financed B.Ed. colleges
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