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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Subrahmanyam Kodukula and  Nurbiya Maimaiti
	%D 2010
	%J International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 38, 2010
	%T An Evaluation of the Opportunities and Challenges of Wi-Fi Adoption in Malaysian Institutions
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/12108
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	%X There have been many variations of technologies that helped educators in teaching &amp; learning. From the past research it is evident that Information Technology significantly increases student participation and interactivity in the classrooms. This research started with a aim to find whether adoption of Wi-Fi environment by Malaysian Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) can benefit students and staff equally. The study was carried out in HEI-s of Klang Valley, Malaysia and the data is gathered through paper based surveys. A sample size of 237 units were randomly selected from 5 higher educational institutions in the Klang Valley using the Stratified Random sampling method and from the analysis of the data, it was found that the implementation of wireless technologies in HEIs have created lot of opportunities and also challenges.

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