Educator Perspectives and Intention to Adopt OER in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Mauritius

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v10i2.824

Keywords:

OER, UTAUT, Technologies, ICT, Digital content, Secondary educator, Teacher perception, Adoption of OER

Abstract

There has been a growing interest in the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to support educators to adapt, use, re-use, remix and recontextualise content for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent and intent of adoption of OER practices and tools in secondary schools in Mauritius within a sustainable and innovative teaching and learning model. The main objective was to investigate whether the inclusion of OER in teaching could help maintain quality instruction and sustain a viable economic model for learners. Moreover, this study assessed the readiness and attitudes of secondary educators in their intention to adopt OER.  A survey was carried out among 271 secondary school educators to determine the influential factors in the intention to adopt OER in teaching. Factor and regression analysis were carried out to estimate the significance of each independent variable. The findings of this study reported that Productivity, Interactivity, Infrastructure and Constraining Factors were among the factors that had a significant effect on teachers’ adoption of OER in their teaching process. Combined with other findings as reported in the literature, this study also helps to enlighten policymakers about teachers’ intention in adopting OER in secondary schools in Mauritius and how they add value to the teaching and learning processes. The Cabinet of Ministers in Mauritius approved the National policy on OER in December 2022.

Author Biographies

Yousra Banoor Rajabalee, Mauritius Institute of Education

Dr. Yousra Banoor Rajabalee is an eLearning specialist. She specialises in educational technologies and computer-based instructional design. She is a Lecturer in Education Technology at the Mauritius Institute of Education and a Member of the Pole of Research on Innovative Pedagogies, Technologies and Practices in Education at the University of Mauritius. Email:y.rajabalee@mie.ac.mu

Bhavish Jugurnath, University of Mauritius

Dr. Bhavish Jugurnath is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Mauritius. For the last two years his research has pursued Excellence in Research and Innovation, and he has completed a book publication Global microfinance, which is currently in press by World Scientific Publishing (USA). He has published several papers exploring these topics from different perspectives, and is currently working on consolidating this work and developing it into a book project. He has also been involved in innovative and interdisciplinary research exploration and has been successful in publishing fifteen refereed journal articles. Email: b.jugurnath@uom.ac.mu

Mohammad Issack Santally, University of Mauritius

Dr. Mohammad Issack Santally is currently a Professor in Education Technology, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academia), at the University of Mauritius. He is an active researcher in the field of Education Technology and e-Learning and has been involved in a number of regional consultancies for institutions such as the Commonwealth of Learning, COMESA and SADC. Email: m.santally@uom.ac.mu

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Published

2023-07-18

How to Cite

Rajabalee, Y. B., Jugurnath, B., & Santally, M. I. (2023). Educator Perspectives and Intention to Adopt OER in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Mauritius. Journal of Learning for Development, 10(2), 149–176. https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v10i2.824

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): ISSUE 2

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Research Articles

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Received 2022-10-28
Accepted 2023-06-22
Published 2023-07-18