Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to examine cultural differences and technology acceptances from students of two universities, one is from a European country: Spain, and the other is in Latin America: Chile. Both of them provide their students with e-learning platforms. The technology acceptance model (TAM) and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are the tools used to measure the acceptance and use of web-based learning platforms and cultural diversity of respondents, respectively. In summary, we can affirm that the sample of tertiary Spanish and Chilean students are culturally different with regard to some of Hofstede’s dimensions, but their behavior of acceptance of e-learning technology globally matches according to the TAM model. This study provides relevant implications for on-line courses managers’ who have tertiary students from different nationalities.

Citation

Arenas-Gaitan, J., Ramirez-Correa, P.E. & Rondan-Cataluna, F.J. (2011). Cross Cultural Analysis of the Use and Perceptions of Web-Based Learning Systems. Computers & Education, 57(2), 1762-1774. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 6, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/50747/.

Keywords

• College Students
• Comparative Analysis
• COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
• Cross Cultural Studies
• Cultural Differences
• Cultural Pluralism
• distance education
• electronic learning
• Foreign Countries
• International Education
• student attitudes
• Use Studies
• Web Based Instruction