Culture's impact on technology mediated learning: The role of horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism

    Authors

    S. Hornik;A. Tupchiy

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Glob. Inf. Manag.

    Keywords

    contructivism; culture; individualism; technology-mediated learning; SOCIAL PRESENCE; VALUES; SELF; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; OUTCOMES; MODEL; Information Science & Library Science

    Abstract

    The horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism and collectivism are an important characteristic of cultures. These dimensions have many implications for the ways in which individual learners use and respond to interactive technologies. This article reports on a study that investigated the impact of culture, specifically horizontal individualism (HI), vertical individualism (VI), horizontal collectivism (HC), and vertical collectivism (VC) on the effectiveness of technology mediated learning. Results indicate that the four dimensional patterns have differing effects on the use of TML communication capabilities, feelings of sense of community, satisfaction with the TML experience, perceived learning, and declarative knowledge acquisition.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Global Information Management

    Volume

    14

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    31

    Last Page

    56

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000239746300004

    ISSN

    1062-7375

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