Adoption and use of computer technology among school principals in Botswana secondary schools

摘要

Information technology adoption continues to be a subject of enquiry among researchers dealing with adoption. A descriptive study was carried out to find out whether the investment made in the computer infrastructure across all secondary schools in Botswana was met with the desire to adopt and use computers by principals in Botswana. A random sample of 111 participants responded to the questionnaire that used the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) constructs. The result of the study revealed that TAM is statistically significant at R of 0.522 and adjusted R2 of 0.273, with the two independent variables (Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease Of Use (PEOU)) accounting for 27% of the variance in the behavioral intention (Bl) to adopt and use computers. However, a small number of school principals (6.3%) did not want to adopt and use computers. The study recommends a follow up of the participants to probe further the reasons for the lack of adoption and use of computers by some school principals, so as to put intervention measures in place.