ADOPTION OF TELEMEDIC SERVICES IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES

Maximum utilization of communication information technology in health services for maternal and children or recognized as telemedicine, is a friction in the model of providing midwifery care due to demands of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. There was obstacles in its use. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influences, and facilitating conditions influenced behavioral intention to adopt telemedical system in the field of maternal and child health services by midwives through the Unifed Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). This a qualitative study used a survey method on 117 midwives in Probolinggo districts with simple random sampling as a sampling technique. Midwives were asked to fill out a questionnaire based on the four main constructs in UTAUT. Data were analyzed using multiples regression. The results of statistical test showed that only the effort expectancy variable had a positive relationship on the behavioral intention to adoption telemedicine system by midwife towards the provision of telemedicine health services (p value 0.001 < 0.05)

The Use of Mobile Phones in Classrooms: A Systematic Review

The inclusion and use of mobile phones in education is subject to two opposing arguments, one which defends and the other which opposes their use. This work has undertaken a systematic revision of scientific production to guide researchers in their enquiries into this subject. To achieve this, a total of 60 articles indexed to the Journal Citation Reports database between the years 2011 and 2020 have been analysed. These have been categorised in six specific areas: attitude and relationship with the mobile phone, communication, educational applications and classroom interventions, tension between agents, relationship between use and performance and problems deriving from their use. The conclusions of the analysis made show that, in general, scientific production would seem to back the introduction of mobile phones in classrooms as beneficial for educational purposes provided that certain preliminary work is carried out and a certain development is achieved of the digital and media skills of both students and teaching staff

Access granted: A study of the factors affecting the development of technology literacy in black males

One of the most urgent challenges of the digital divide is the need to expand technology literacy. Access to technology was believed to be one of the causes for the discrepancy that exists, but there is a deeper divide: the divide that exists between technology literacy, and career readiness. Although access to technology has improved over time, the educational outcomes for Black males in related fields have not. A critical area of concern is the lack of a Black male professional presence in technology fields, which has serious implications for the future of our society. These implications include a less diverse workforce and a negative impact on Black males’ sense of identity. This study identified the factors that may impact the ability of Black males to acquire high levels of technological literacy. A model composed of environmental factors and individual influences that could affect technology literacy was proposed and tested. Data collection was accomplished through surveying undergraduate Black male students who have senior or junior level class standing and are enrolled in computer science or information technology (IT) related programs at institutions of higher learning in the United States. Findings indicated a significantly negative relationship between Black males and the acquisition of technology literacy, and a positive relationship between institutional support and technological literacy. The positive relationship between ethnicity and institutional support, lessened this impact for Black males. The implications of the research will be used to help institutions develop interventions aimed at increasing technology literacy, and ultimately leading to a larger presence of Black males in these fields

Toward a comprehensive conceptualization of the digital divide and its impact on e-government system success: evidence from local governments in Indonesia

Purpose - This research aimed to investigate the digital divide and its impact on egovernment system success in Indonesia. Design/methodology - This study applies two-stage sequential mixed method research approach. Findings - The results supported direct influences of digital divide on e-government system success, the mediating effects of trust in e-government and the moderating effects of demographic variables. Research implications/contributions - It contributes to the developments of literature on digital divide and e-government, and to the implementation of egovernment