Assessing Continuing Education Programme Students’ Perception, Attitude, Readiness and Willingness for Adoption of e-Learning in a Public University in Anambra State

Abstract

Global practices promote the adoption of e-learning for schools in this contemporary time. This study evaluated CEP students’ perception, attitude, readiness, and willingness to adopt e-learning in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The study adopted a descriptive research design and was guided by four research questions. The population of the study comprised all CEP students in the Faculty of Education from which a sample size of 345 was drawn through a convenient sampling technique. An adapted instrument with four clusters titled E-Learning Perception, Attitude, Readiness and Willingness Questionnaire was used for eliciting responses from the respondents and validated by three experts in the Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Cronbach Alpha method was adopted in determining the reliability of the instrument and it yielded alpha coefficients of 0.71. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean and standard deviation for answering research questions. Findings indicated that CEP students in the Faculty of Education have a positive perception and attitude towards adopting e-learning. It further revealed that the students are willing to adopt e-learning. Finally, the study showed that the students are not yet entirely ready to adopt e-learning due to challenges associated with the lack of access to uninterrupted power supply and ICT facilities. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that school management should ensure the provision of constant power supply, and internet access to students among others.