Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions

Dukic, Darko; Dukic, Gordana; Penny, Kay I

Abstract

In order to achieve economic and social progress, it is particularly important to incorporate knowledge management into the education system. E-learning as a knowledge transfer tool is closely connected to knowledge management. This article examined the information and communication technology (ICT) competencies of Croatian and Scottish students to participate in knowledge transfer activities, as well as their perceptions of e-learning. The results of this study confirmed assumptions about differences in ICT usage and e-learning perceptions between students from the two countries, indicating a more favourable position for Scottish students. The results presented have a wider use, since the instrument developed can be used both for the analysis of differences between any two countries (educational systems), and in the context of multilateral analysis.

Citation

Dukic, D., Dukic, G., & Penny, K. I. (2012). Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 8, 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKL.2012.051679

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2015
• Print ISSN: 1741-1009
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-1017
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 313-327
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKL.2012.051679
• Keywords: knowledge management; e-learning; higher education; student perceptions; information and communications technology; ICT usage; information technology; knowledge transfer; statistical analysis; electronic learning; online learning; university students; Croatia; Scotland
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7895
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJKL.2012.051679