The adoption and diffusion of electronic technologies into the higher education are complex processes. This study was formulated to see which factors might influence faculty members' motivation and inclination to adopt new electronic technologies in their delivery of instruction. The following research questions were addressed in this study: a) What social variables are involved in the decision to adopt electronic technologies used in the delivery of instruction? b) What organizational variables are involved in the decision to adopt electronic technologies used in the delivery of instruction? c) What personal motivational variables are involved in the decision to adopt electronic technologies used in the delivery of instruction? d) What is the relationship between the social factor with size of the university, size of the department, rank, tenure status, level of experience, and adopter behavior categories? e) What is the relationship between the organizational factor by size of the university, size of the department, rank, tenure status, level of experience, and adopter behavior categories? f) What is the relationship between the personal motivational factor by size of the university, size of the department, rank, tenure status, level of experience, and adopter behavior categories? g) What is the relationship between the social factor and the types and frequency of technology used? h) What is the relationship between the organizational factor and the types and frequency of technology used? i) What is the relationship between the personal motivational factor and the types and frequency of technology used? j) What is the relationship between self-selected adopter categories and the types and frequency of technology used? k) What comparison can be made between a priori adopter categories and self-selected adopter categories? The sample consisted of accounting faculty who taught an introductory accounting class at 12 of the 16 public 4-year institutions of higher education that are in North Carolina, who have accredited Schools or Colleges of Business. The results of this study reinforce the need for administrators and faculty to be made aware of the many social, organizational, and personal motivational factors that can assist and affect a faculty member's decision to use and adopt electronic technologies. Social variables that include friends, mentors, peer support, and students were found to significant in their influence related to a faculty members' decision to adopt electronic technologies in the classroom. Organizational variables of physical resource support and mandate from the university were reported by faculty to also be statistically significant in their influence. All three personal motivational variables emerged as important in the decision to adopt instructional technologies. With the recognition of these social, organizational, and personal motivational factors environments could be developed that enhance and establish the appropriate settings and goals for incorporating instructional technologies into higher educational settings. / Ed. D.

New electronic technologies like computers and the Internet continue to spread to all parts of the world. Developing nations like Malawi have experienced this thrust in the area of electronic technologies. Mzuzu University, a relatively new university in the Malawian education system has made tremendous efforts in providing computers and the internet to faculty members of the University. It was however not clear if such efforts had resulted in corresponding application and integration of the technologies in teaching and learning. This study ventured to investigate prevailing levels of utilization of the computer technology and the Internet in teaching and learning at the university and uncover factors that facilitate or hinder use and integration of the technologies in teaching and learning. Results of the study revealed that while most faculty members actively engaged with electronic technologies, such engagements often excluded instructional use. Where electronic technologies have been used for instructional purposes, it has been mainly for accessing information for teaching. Factors that affect utilization and integration of electronic technologies comprise limited availability of the technologies; unreliability of the available technologies due to related issues like power outages and poor reception; lack of training; lack of technical, pedagogical and administrative support; and lack of faculty involvement in decision making relating to electronic technologies. / Ph. D.

Information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming a critical part of operations and innovations in many sectors around the world (Basri, Alandejani, and Almadani, 2018). As such, ICT is commonly integrated in academic institutions on a global level, and has been used in the educational process inside and outside the classroom. Currently in Saudi Arabia, the integration of technology in educational environments is viewed as essential in the growth of Saudi education (Alali, 2015). However, the integration of such technology in teaching and learning may face some barriers especially in emerging academic institutions. Some scholars report that while the use of ICT is advocated in many universities and schools, and in particular in Saudi Arabia, some instructors are not likely to use it in their teaching processes because of barriers hindering their utilization and integration of such technology (Asiri, 2012; Albugami and Ahmad, 2015; Al Mulhim, 2014; Muhametjanova and Cagiltay, 2016). This study aimed to examine how ICT is being used for teaching and learning within the context of an emerging university in Saudi Arabia, as well as what factors faculty identify as barriers and enablers to its use. The current study replicates the research conducted by Nyirongo (2009) in the country of Malawi, and is based on the theoretical principles of technology adoption proposed by Rogers, Ely, and Surry (Ely, 1999; Rogers, 2003; Surry, 2002). Faculty members at Al-Baha University, a new university in Saudi Arabia, served as the participants. This study found that there are several common factors that impede the adoption and integration of ICT for teaching and learning at Al-Baha University. Those factors are: lack of computer availability and accessibility for faculty members and students, poor Internet connection, lack of faculty participating in decision making regarding electronic technology, access to training and pedagogical support regarding such technology, and lack of technical support. These findings correlate with the same kinds of factors that have been identified as barriers in other educational contexts (Al Mulhim, 2014; Albugami and Ahmed, 2016; Alkahtani, 2017; Hsu, 2016; Kilinc, et al. 2018; Kler, 2014; Machado and Chung, 2015; Nyirongo, 2009). / Doctor of Philosophy / Information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming a critical part of operations and innovations in many sectors around the world (Basri, Alandejani, and Almadani, 2018). Currently in Saudi Arabia, the integration of technology in educational environments is viewed as essential in the growth of Saudi education (Alali, 2015). Some scholars report that while the use of ICT is advocated in many universities and schools, and in particular in Saudi Arabia, some instructors are not likely to use it in their teaching processes because of barriers hindering their utilization and integration of ICT (Asiri, 2012; Albugami and Ahmad, 2015; Al Mulhim, 2014; Muhametjanova and Cagiltay, 2016). This study aimed to examine how ICT is being used for teaching and learning within the context of an emerging university in Saudi Arabia, as well as what factors faculty identify as barriers and enablers to its use. The current study replicates the research conducted by Nyirongo (2009) in the country of Malawi, and is based on the theoretical principles of technology adoption proposed by Rogers, Ely, and Surry (Ely, 1999; Rogers, 2003; Surry, 2002). Faculty members at Al-Baha University served as the participants. This study found that there are several common factors that impede the adoption and integration of ICT for teaching and learning at Al-Baha University. Those factors are: lack of computer availability and accessibility for faculty members and students, poor Internet connection, lack of faculty participating in decision making regarding electronic technology, access to training and pedagogical support regarding such technology, and lack of technical support. These findings correlate with the same kinds of factors that have been identified as barriers in other educational contexts (Al Mulhim, 2014; Albugami and Ahmed, 2016; Alkahtani, 2017; Hsu, 2016; Kilinc, et al. 2018; Kler, 2014; Machado and Chung, 2015; Nyirongo, 2009).

Submitted by Valdinei Souza (neisouza@hotmail.com) on 2016-11-01T19:54:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Urania Araujo (urania@ufba.br) on 2016-11-21T21:17:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-21T21:17:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / A pesquisa aborda a percepção de uma comunidade científica sobre o sistema de revisão por pares, frente ao impacto que as tecnologias eletrônicas trazem ao sistema tradicional, visto que elas imprimem rapidez à comunicação, publicação e disseminação da informação científica. Nas últimas décadas, registra-se uma tendência em direção à chamada “revisão por pares aberta” (open peer review), fortemente impulsionada pela facilidade e pelo poder das tecnologias e pelos anseios da sociedade científica e em geral por sistemas mais transparentes e mais justos. Neste percurso, têm destaque os atores envolvidos no sistema e sua importância para a credibilidade dos periódicos científicos e para o desenvolvimento da ciência, agora com novas feições, que se denomina de ciência aberta. O objetivo da tese é analisar e compreender a percepção da comunidade científica sobre o sistema de revisão por pares de periódicos científicos. A estratégia metodológica epistêmica utilizada fundamenta-se nos pressupostos da sociologia da ciência e quanto à tipologia da pesquisa, é classificada como um estudo exploratório-descritivo, numa abordagem combinada de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa. Quanto aos aspectos quantitativos, a coleta de dados empíricos envolve o método survey e para os qualitativos adota a análise de conteúdo para tratamento dos dados das questões de natureza aberta, por meio de técnica infométrica (infometrics). A população foi composta por nove universidades brasileiras, da esfera federal, que mantém programa de pós-graduação na área de medicina. Para seleção dos programas utilizou se como ponto de corte aqueles avaliados pela CAPES com nota maior ou igual a 5, totalizando 14 programas As unidades de pesquisas são representadas por 365 professores. Os resultados apontam para uma insatisfação geral com o sistema de revisão por pares, pela comunidade estudada. O nível de preferência pelo modelo duplo-cego como o mais eficaz identificado contradiz a literatura estudada que indica o modelo simples-cego como o mais adotado na área de medicina. Apresenta uma percepção unânime de que o objetivo da revisão é melhorar a qualidade dos artigos publicados. Revela que interesses econômicos se constituem em obstáculos à transparência e credibilidade do sistema. Mostra que as tecnologias eletrônicas podem contribuir com a melhoria do sistema, por meio de software para controle de plágio, agilidade dos processos de revisão, servindo como um catalisador na abertura do sistema. Aponta que a maioria dos investigados se compraz em revisar artigos, mas que há uma falta de revisores dispostos a revisar, o que compromete a sustentabilidade do sistema. Há um nível de percepção elevado de que existe ausência de orientações e de treinamento de como revisar e que essas ações melhorariam o sistema de revisão por pare. O conjunto de dados indica que o estudo feito na área de medicina, em relação à literatura, no geral, acompanha as tendências internacionais. A partir dos resultados, podem-se vislumbrar novas pesquisas visto que se trata de um tempo em transformação paradigmática,abrangendo a comunidade da Ciência da Informação. / ABSTRACT The research addresses the perception of a scientific community about the peer review system under the contribution of the electronic technologies brought to the traditional system, since they improve the effectiveness of communication, publication and dissemination of scientific information. In the last decades, it is noted a trend towards so-called "open peer review" boosted by the facility and power of technology and the yearnings of the scientific society, and in general, for more transparent and fairer systems.. In this way, it has highlighted the actors involved in the system and its importance for the credibility of scientific journals and the development of science, now with new features, which is called open science. The aim of this thesis is to analyze and understand the perception of a scientific community on the peer review system of scientific journals. The epistemic methodological approach is based on the assumptions of the sociology of science and as to the typology, the research is classified as an exploratory and descriptive study, on a combined approach of qualitative and quantitative aspects . As for the quantitative aspects, the empirical data collection involves the survey method and the qualitative adopts content analysis for data processing of the open issues through infometrics technique. The population consisted of nine Brazilian Federal universities, which keeps graduate programs in medicine. For selection of programs used to as the cutoff point those evaluated by CAPES with highest score or equal to 5, totaling 14 programs Research units are represented by 365 teachers. The results point to a general dissatisfaction with the peer review system by the community studied. The level of preference for double-blind model as the most effective that was identified, contradicts the studied literature that indicate single-blind model as the most widely adopted in medicine area. It presents a unanimous perception that the review goal is to improve the quality of published articles. It reveals that economic interests constitute obstacles to the transparency and credibility of the system. It shows that electronic technologies can contribute to the improvement of the system through software to control plagiarism, the speed revision processes, and acting as a catalyst in the system opening. It points out that the majority investigated delight in review articles, but there is a lack of reviewers willing to review, which compromises the system's sustainability. There is a high level of perception that considers that there is a lack of guidelines and training on how to review and that these actions if adopted could improve the review system. The data set indicates that the study in medicine, in relation to literature, in general, follows international trends. From the results, we can envision new research as it is a time of paradigmatic transformation, including the community of Information Science.

Диссертация посвящена сложной, актуальной и мало разработанной пока проблеме взаимодействия народной и массовой культур в области музыкального творчества. Музыкальный фольклор исследуется в контексте тенденций современной массовой культуры, выявляются принципы его реализации в новых социокультурных условиях электронной эпохи глобализации и цифровизации. Дан краткий историко-культурный срез предпосылок развития такого музыкального направления ХХ века, как неофольклоризм. Выявлены особенности взаимодействия фольклора в композиторском творчестве «новой фольклорной волны» 1960-1970-х годов, повлиявших на современные процессы бытования музыкального фольклора в медиакультуре. Основные идеи работы доказываются на примере анализа таких явлений, как этноджаз, фолктроника и др., проявившихся в деятельности разных фольклорных групп ХХI века. В работе представлен самостоятельный проект, ориентированный на развитие современных фольклорных традиций и проявление творческих навыков в композиции и исполнительстве, а также сайт, в котором фигурируют исследуемые в диссертации коллективы (видеозапись). / The dissertation is devoted to a complex, topical and underdeveloped problem of the interaction of folk and mass cultures in the field of musical creativity. Musical folklore is studied in the context of the trends of modern mass culture, the principles of its implementation in the new socio-cultural conditions of the electronic era of globalization and digitalization are revealed. A brief historical and cultural section of the prerequisites for the development of such a musical direction of the twentieth century as neo-folklorism is given. The features of the interaction of folklore in the composer's work of the "new folklore wave" of the 1960-1970s, which influenced the modern processes of the existence of musical folklore in media culture, are revealed. The main ideas of the work are proved on the example of the analysis of such phenomena as ethnojazz, folktronics, etc., manifested in the activities of various folklore groups of the 21st century. The paper presents an independent project focused on the development of modern folklore traditions and the manifestation of creative skills in composition and performance, as well as a website that features the groups studied in the dissertation (video recording).