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A STUDY ON TEACHERS` ATTITUDE TOWARDS E-LEARNING
A STUDY ON TEACHERS` ATTITUDE TOWARDS E-LEARNING

Author(s): Maria Magdalena Stan, Mihaela PĂIŞI LĂZĂRESCU
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: learning; e-learning; teaching staff attitude; university background; high-school background.

Summary/Abstract: The development of informational technologies and the extension of virtual communication spaces also emphasized the virtual tendency character of the educational process. The paper analyzes to which extent teachers are familiar with the e-learning concept, what are their competences and experiences in the field, what is their attitude towards the traditional learning - e-learnin relation, what are the supposed advantages and disadvantages of this learning form. The analysis has been performed from the perspective of implementing the e-learning system at the high-school level and at the university level, from initial formation as a support of the continuous formation. The results of the study accentuated a positive attitude of the teachers who had a minimal knowledge about this type of learning and IT computer skills and a negative, even hostile attitude of those who had any knowledge in the field. The conclusion of our study is that e-learning, apart from all the advantages offered to teachers, involves besides the computer skills, an interest for personal development as well as interactivity.

  • Issue Year: 7/2011
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 257-260
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English