RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Role of Teachers’ Enthusiasm and Efficacy in Technology Integration in the Relationship between Teacher Training and Intention to Continue Integrating: A Bangladesh Context
Hye Jeong Kim1* , Minseo Ju2 , Biswajit Kumar Sarkar3 , Pilnam Yi4
1Changwon National University
2Ulsan International Development Cooperation Center
3Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
4Hongik University
Correspondence to hjkimcw@changwon.ac.kr
Brain, Digital, & Learning. Volume 12, Number 4, 729–743, December 2022. https://doi.org/10.31216/BDL.20220045
Received on November 8, 2022, Revised on December 15, 2022, Accepted on December 21, 2022, Published on December 31, 2022.
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Abstract
The study investigates the role of teacher experience with student change and their enthusiasm as antecedent factors that predict their continuance intention to integrate technology in the classroom. The Partial Least Squares technique was applied to analyze data from 157 teachers in Bangladesh participating in an international development program. The proposed model showed eight significant hypotheses. The variables of teachers’ effort regulation, efficacy on technology integration, teaching enthusiasm, and impact on students significantly influenced continuance intention to integrate technology in the classroom. These factors should be considered when teacher training in international development programs is designed to secure the longer-term effectiveness of aid for education in developing countries. From the finding, we suggest a sustainable framework in the education sector for the effectiveness of international development aid.
Keywords
Teacher training, digital technology, Bangladesh, international aid