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Factors Affecting E-Learning ‎Adoption in Afghanistan: ‎Empirical ‎Evidence from Technical and Vocational Education ‎and Training Authority

Mr. Mohammad Iraj Mahdi and Dr. Nassir Ul Haq Wani

Volume 4 Issue 2 | Jun 2021

DOI: 10.31841/KJEMS.2021.1

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Abstract

The improvement of technology and its usage in the education sector in the last decade has ‎‎caused traditional methods to be reformed in order to improve communication in a learning ‎‎environment. E-learning seems to be the new paradigm of modern education and it has been ‎highlighted as a tool that can deliver education to underprivileged people in rural areas, allowing ‎more students to access higher education through a less expensive and more flexible alternative. ‎Considering the advantages of E-Learning, the TVET Authority of Afghanistan ‎tends to make use ‎of e-learning in order to enhance learning and ensure better use of ‎resources. According to ‎research, the adoption of e-learning in developing countries is ‎influenced by a variety of factors ‎and is hampered by a number of challenges, the severity of ‎which varies by country. Hence, this ‎study aims to explore the factors affecting E-Learning ‎Adoption in Afghanistan through empirical ‎evidence from the TVET Authority. Data was ‎collected from a total of 200 teachers and employees ‎of the TVET Authority in Kabul City ‎using a random sampling method and an exploratory factor ‎analysis was employed to explore ‎the challenges. Individualistic challenges, malfunctioning ‎administrative and technical ‎support, and attitudinal & cultural challenges were identified as the ‎main factors, among ‎others. Further research with a larger sample size covering many cities in ‎Afghanistan and ‎examining the interrelationships between all of the factors is recommended‎.



Keywords: E-Learning, E-Learning Adoption, Factors Affecting E-Learning Adoption, E-Learning ‎ ‎Adoption Challenges