MANAGEMENT AND COMMERCE to technology on an ongoing basis. It to questions about the price value when it allows for their engagement would seem that the more familiar of e-learning applications. What the with academic teachers and other students are with using technology, research shows, therefore, is that if students and is ‘safe’ as it does so. the more willing they are to use it. universities want to continue to use Given the potential of social media Also of interest to academic teachers technology in teaching and learning, to impact on psychological well- was that analysis of results showed they will need to provide support for being, this insight into the need to that 34% of students responded the acquisition of devices and use of make e-learning environments ‘safe’ negatively to the idea that using data and not see this as something and unstressful is really important. technology would result in higher that only happened in the emergency Also important was the finding that marks. conditions of the pandemic. a digital gap between males and Generally, students agreed with Given the enormous concern about females could not be identified. statements in the questionnaire the environments in which students This important study by Wendy about the value of resources and learn, the finding that questions Terblanche and her colleagues has having the knowledge and assistance about the impact of social context on important implications going forward available to use it. During the students’ learning generally received for a range of people including pandemic, all the universities involved a positive response is very important. higher education policy-makers in the study had made laptops and Only one third of respondents and leaders as well as university data available to students and also indicated that social factors impacted teachers themselves. The publication sought to accommodate those negatively on using technology for of results in a leading South African whose home environments made learning. journal contributes to what is still a studying difficult. This could explain relatively small volume of rigorously Interestingly, students provided the relatively low number of students neutral to slightly negative responses produced knowledge on the move reporting that conditions during the about the fun and enjoyment to to using e-learning technologies and pandemic were not conducive to their be gained from using e-learning highlights the role of UFH in producing learning. The fact that students in knowledge on teaching and learning applications. Students reported need received laptops and data could experiencing e-learning as fun with the potential to contribute to also explain the positive response global understandings. Reference: Terblanche, W., Lubbe, I., Papageorgiou, E. & van der Merwe, N. 2022. Acceptance of e-learning applications by accounting students in an online learning environment at residential universities. South African Journal of Accounting Research. https://0- doi.org.wam.seals. ac.za/10.1080/ 10291954.2022.2101328 Research Report 2021/2022 | 44