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Guillermina Tormo-Carbó; Elies Seguí-Mas; Victor Oltra – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TBP) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study delves into how, in entrepreneurship-unfriendly environments, university students' entrepreneurial intention (EI) is shaped, focusing particularly on the role of entrepreneurship education (EE) and an entrepreneurial family context (EFC).…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Entrepreneurship, Intention, Business Administration Education
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María García de Blanes Sebastián; José Ramón Sarmiento Guede; Alberto Azuara Grande; Antonio Ferrao Filipe – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
During COVID-19 pandemic, Mobile learning (M-learning) was implemented in many universities to continue teaching. Consequently, its use has increased drastically, facing new challenges and benefits. The main aim of this research is to adopt the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Extended Technology (UTAUT-2) to determine the intention of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Chávez Herting, David; Cladellas Pros, Ramon; Castelló Tarrida, Antoni – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The objective of this study was to examine the variables that affect the use of PowerPoint by university professors. Based on the revised unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT-2), a theoretical model adapted to the study context was proposed. The impact of the attitude towards PowerPoint, performance expectancy, effort…
Descriptors: Habit Formation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Faculty
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Romero-Rodríguez, José-María; Ramírez-Montoya, María-Soledad; Buenestado-Fernández, Mariana; Lara-Lara, Fernando – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based chatbots, such as ChatGPT, are transforming the approach to education. In particular, ChatGPT's potential to process large amounts of data and learn from user interactions makes it a beneficial resource for students, albeit with some reluctance from some teachers. This study aimed to explore the acceptance…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Students, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences
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Chocarro, Raquel; Cortiñas, Mónica; Marcos-Matás, Gustavo – Educational Studies, 2023
The appearance of Artificial Intelligence implementations, such as text-based virtual assistants (chatbots) in education is relatively new. These implementations can be useful for helping teachers and students to solve both educational questions and routine tasks. This paper examines the factors that explain teachers' acceptance of chatbots…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Regueira, Uxía; Gonzalez-Villa, Angela; Martinez-Piñeiro, Esther – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2023
Social networks integrate adolescent daily life by configuring modes of socialisation, negotiation and self-representation through different practices that operate as subjectivation resources and condition the gender experience. The objective of this study is to explore the production of selfies and videos among adolescents from Puebla (Mexico)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexual Identity, Individual Differences, Public Schools
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Rosique-Blasco, Mario; Madrid-Guijarro, Antonia; García-Pérez-de-Lema, Domingo – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how entrepreneurial skills (such as creativity, proactivity and risk tolerance) and socio-cultural factors (such as role model and businessman image) affect secondary education students' propensity towards entrepreneurial options in their future careers. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Social Influences
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Arteaga Sánchez, Rocío; Cortijo, Virginia; Javed, Uzma – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2019
Social network sites in general, and Facebook in particular, allow users with common interests to meet, share ideas, and collaborate, creating new forms of informal learning. In order to understand and eventually take advantage of the many benefits that Facebook can bring to the academic world, we need to study its adoption process. The objective…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, Informal Education, Educational Benefits
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Sicilia, Álvaro; Sáenz-Alvarez, Piedad; González-Cutre, David; Ferriz, Roberto – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Based on self-determination theory, the purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between social physique anxiety and intention to be physically active, while taking into account the mediating effects of the basic psychological needs and behavioral regulations in exercise. Method: Having obtained parents' prior consent, 390…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Human Body, Social Influences, Anxiety
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Cameron, Claire; Jackson, Sonia; Hauari, Hanan; Hollingworth, Katie – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
Young people who have spent all or part of their childhoods in public care are at particular risk of social exclusion as adults and yet the pathway out of exclusion identified by policy-makers at both European and national levels, namely, education, is very difficult to access. Using data from a five-country study of the post-compulsory…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Social Class, Young Adults, Foster Care