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E-Learning and In-Service Training: An Exploration of the Beliefs and Practices of Trainers and Trainees in the Turkish National Police

Creator (Author):

Zengin, Selcuk

Publisher Name: University of North Texas

Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Original Creation Date: 2007-08

Description: This targeted research study, carried out by an officer of the Turkish National Police (TNP), investigated the perceptions and beliefs of TNP trainers and trainees towards the potential adoption and implementation of e-learning technology for in-service police training. Utilizing diffusion and innovation theory (DOI) (Rogers, 1995) and the conceptual technology integration process model (CTIM) (Nicolle, 2005), two different surveys were administered; one to the trainers and one to the trainees. The factor analyses revealed three shared trainer and trainee perceptions: A positive perception towards e-learning, personally and for the TNP; a belief in the importance of administrative support for e-learning integration; and the belief in importance of appropriate resources to facilitate integration and maintain implementation. Three major recommendations were made for the TNP. First, the research findings could be used as a road map by the TNP Education Department to provide a more flexible system to disseminate in-service training information. The second is to establish two-way channels of communication between the administration and the TNP personnel to efficiently operationalize the adoption and integration of e-learning technology. The third is the administrative provision of necessary hardware, software, and technical support.

Language: English

Subject(s):

(LCSH) Police -- In-service training -- Turkey.
(LCSH) Criminology -- Turkey -- Computer-assisted instruction.

Keyword(s):

E-learning | in-service training | technology adoption and integration | police organization | user perception of technology

Contributor (Chair or Major Professor):

O'Connor, Brian C.

Contributor (Committee member):

Hastings, Samantha K.

Contributor (Committee member):

Loper, D. Kall

Identifier:

OCLC : 192095179 |

Institution: University of North Texas |

Collection: University of North Texas Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Resource Type: ETD (Electronic Theses or Dissertation)

Format: Text

Degree

(Name) Doctor of Philosophy
(Level) Doctoral
(Discipline) Information Science
(Department) School of Library and Information Sciences
(Grantor) University of North Texas

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