{"title":"Examining the Perceived Usefulness of ICTs for Learning about Indigenous Foods","authors":"K. M. Ngcobo, S. D. Eyono Obono","volume":95,"journal":"International Journal of Information and Communication Engineering","pagesStart":3687,"pagesEnd":3695,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10000271","abstract":"
Science and technology has a major impact on many
\r\nsocietal domains such as communication, medicine, food,
\r\ntransportation, etc. However, this dominance of modern technology
\r\ncan have a negative unintended impact on indigenous systems, and in
\r\nparticular on indigenous foods. This problem serves as a motivation
\r\nto this study whose aim is to examine the perceptions of learners on
\r\nthe usefulness of Information and Communication Technologies
\r\n(ICTs) for learning about indigenous foods. This aim will be
\r\nsubdivided into two types of research objectives. The design and
\r\nidentification of theories and models will be achieved using literature
\r\ncontent analysis. The objective on the empirical testing of such
\r\ntheories and models will be achieved through the survey of
\r\nHospitality studies learners from different schools in the iLembe and
\r\nUmgungundlovu Districts of the South African Kwazulu-Natal
\r\nprovince. SPSS is used to quantitatively analyze the data collected by
\r\nthe questionnaire of this survey using descriptive statistics and
\r\nPearson correlations after the assessment of the validity and the
\r\nreliability of the data. The main hypothesis behind this study is that
\r\nthere is a connection between the demographics of learners, their
\r\nperceptions on the usefulness of ICTs for learning about indigenous
\r\nfoods, and the following personality and eLearning related theories
\r\nconstructs: Computer self-efficacy, Trust in ICT systems, and
\r\nConscientiousness; as suggested by existing studies on learning
\r\ntheories. This hypothesis was fully confirmed by the survey
\r\nconducted by this study except for the demographic factors where
\r\ngender and age were not found to be determinant factors of learners’
\r\nperceptions on the usefulness of ICTs for learning about indigenous
\r\nfoods.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] R. Veenhoven, \"Is life getting better? How long and happily do people\r\nlive in modern society?,\" European Psychologist, vol. 10, p. 330, 2005.\r\n[2] J. Burke, \"The Impact of Science on Society,\" 1985.\r\n[3] A. Trichopoulou, E. Vasilopoulou, K. Georga, S. Soukara, and V. Dilis,\r\n\"Traditional foods: Why and how to sustain them,\" Trends in Food\r\nScience & Technology, vol. 17, pp. 498-504, 2006\r\n[4] P. Ngulube, \"Managing and preserving indigenous knowledge in the\r\nknowledge management era: challenges and opportunities for\r\ninformation professionals,\" Information development, vol. 18, pp. 95-\r\n102, 2002.\r\n[5] A. Chikonzo, \"The potential of information and communication\r\ntechnologies in collecting, preserving and disseminating indigenous\r\nknowledge in Africa,\" The international information & library review,\r\nvol. 38, pp. 132-138, 2006.\r\n[6] J. 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