2.5.3 Downey et al.’s Study (2005) for Attitudes Towards E-Learning

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Attitudes towards E-Learning:

An Empirical Study in Kuwait

BYHamdan Mubarak Al-Khashab

(KUWAIT)

A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Maastricht, the Netherlands,July 15, 2007

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In the name of Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful….After working with this thesis research, I would say that it was one of the best things I didin my life, exploring could be fun sometimes, but it becomes more beneficial if after accepting the challenges in the life and exploring new knowledge.It was really interesting to join the Master program and have the opportunity to involveand share the experience of exploring new ways and pedagogical for developing andimproving the learning process for universities in Kuwait.My thanks go first and foremost to my Mother, Altaf Al-Mohsen, who has supported and buoyed me up with love, patience and understanding, and financially as a graduatestudent. Special thanks go to my family and closed friends for their kind supports.I would like to express my thanks also to my committee, my deep thanks to Dr. HuubRuel for organizing my thesis and all KMBS academic faculty members.Finally, my greatest appreciation goes for my colleagues and friends in KMBS andKuwait-Ministry of Education, Information Center.

Hamdan Al-KhashabI

ABSTRACT

The main goal of this research is to find out about the Kuwaiti society’s attitudes towarde-learning held by a sample of 276 volunteers. A questionnaire based on the newlydeveloped e-learning scale was used to gather the data. The study proves the scale in anArab non-western context.The results show that there are significant differences in the attitudes toward e-learning based on educational level. On the other hand, the results show no differences in theattitudes toward e-learning based on volunteers’ gender. Also, the study exposes thatKuwaiti students generally have good attitudes towards e-learning.The study deeply discusses factors associated with the attitudes toward e-learning inKuwait. This study contributes to the literature on e-learning studies by systematicallymeasuring the attitudes towards e-learning in Kuwait.

Key Words:

E-learning, Attitudes surveys, Kuwait.

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