Theorising about barriers to open e-learning systems in public administrations

This study is motivated to overcome this unaddressed problem and develops a process model based on adaptive structuration theory (AST) and the punctuated socio-technical change model (PSIC). It represents how barriers unfold between actors, technology, and organisational properties in public administrations. The PaSIC model provides a new perspective on how critical incidents drive the emergence and progress of barriers to the general use of e-learning technology. Implications of the study clarify why particular organisational actors, properties and technology should be considered in future research in order to realise change in open e-learning systems.
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change - Category: Science Source Type: research