Motivations for 21st century school children to bring their own device to school

Nathan Hopkins, Mary Tate (), Allan Sylvester and David Johnstone
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Nathan Hopkins: Victoria University of Wellington
Mary Tate: Victoria University of Wellington
Allan Sylvester: Victoria University of Wellington
David Johnstone: Victoria University of Wellington

Information Systems Frontiers, 2017, vol. 19, issue 5, No 16, 1203 pages

Abstract: Abstract Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) is an emerging phenomenon in businesses and schools. Despite accelerating adoption in schools, the factors that affect students’ use of BYOD are still not well articulated. We used a modified version of Taylor and Todd’s (1995) decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour (D-TPB) to evaluate antecedents to behavioural intention to use BYOD in classrooms. The descriptive results paint a mixed picture, where pupil’s own enthusiasm for the use of their own devices in the class-room seems to be higher that of other parties. The results of the model show that students’ behavioural intention to use their own device is substantially influenced by their attitude and moderately influenced by their subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. This study contributes to mid-range theory by adapting the D-TPB for the study context, and has practical implications for parents, educators and officials developing BYOD policies for schools.

Keywords: BYOD; Schools; eLearning; Students; D-TPB (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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