Mobile learning and accounting students’ readiness in tertiary and professional institutions in Nigeria

Ajayi, Anijesushola O.; Ayo, C. K.; Olusanmi, O.

doi:10.1080/23311983.2019.1676570

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“…The objective toward inclusive education will be backed by the adoption of m-learning technologies. This is also subject to the availability of solid network capacity and the skills of users (Ajayi et al ., 2019). In addition to that, digital disparities cause several socioeconomic distinctions, including discrepancies in the job market.…”

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The impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development: a systematic literature review

Perera

Selvanathan

Bandaralage

et al. 2023

EDI

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PurposeDigital inequality is considered one of the leading causes of socioeconomic disparities nowadays and a barrier to sustainable development. However, a dearth of empirical research has examined the impact of digital inequality in attaining sustainable development. This study aims to systematically review the scientific publications on the impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development.Design/methodology/approachThe preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA, 2020) guidelines were followed to carry out the systematic literature review (SLR) using Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest and Google Scholar electronic databases. Numerous inclusion/exclusion criteria were employed to obtain the most relevant literature. Finally, 54 articles were included to prepare the final database and qualitative synthesis was performed using 12 variables.FindingsWhile the findings show that there has been a substantial expansion of scientific publications on the focused area in recent years, there is still a lack of empirical and comparative studies; less focus on the offline benefits of online activities were also demonstrated by the results. Moreover, SDGs 04 and 05 were identified as the predominant goals in the literature. Findings further highlighted the importance of an accurate conceptualization of digital inequality.Originality/valueIn general, this study investigates the level of impact of digital inequality on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, it shows the evolution of scientific publications on digital inequality in terms of its contribution when achieving sustainable development.

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The impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development: a systematic literature review

Perera

Selvanathan

Bandaralage

et al. 2023

EDI

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“…Several works of literature on mobile learning, e-learning, and accounting education exist. For example, Ajayi, Ayo, and Olamide (2019) examined the role of mobile technology in facilitating mobile education in Nigeria. They averred that despite several investigations into students' readiness for mobile learning, focus on accounting students has been sparse.…”

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Accounting Students, Social Media and Online Learning in West Africa’s Topmost University

Odiboh

Alege

Fasanya

et al. 2020

International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives

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All over the world, accounting students have the burden of scholarship and professional studies in order to become future accountants. A way to cope with this demand is to use the ubiquitous social media. This study examined the demographic differentials in the students' awareness and usage of social media as online pedagogical tools. Purposely selected for the study were accounting students of Covenant University, ranked number one in West Africa by the 2019 Times Higher Education. The university enrols its accounting undergraduates for external professional examinations additionally to four years of a degree course. A quantitative methodology using a survey technique afforded the application of a questionnaire instrument in the study. The Scientific Package of Social Sciences was used to analyse the data gathered from 294 students of accounting across gender, age and levels of studentship. Results point out that accounting students are aware of the educational value of social media outlets. However, in practice, online platforms are lowly used for learning purposes. While students mostly subscribe to Instagram, YouTube is the most valuable media for learning. More than gender and level of studentship, influence both awareness and usage of social media for undergraduates' online learning. The study concludes that socio-pragmatic considerations rather than epistemic consciousness determine students' social media affiliations and usage. Resulting recommendations are: that international researches should study the applicability of social media as online learning apparatuses. Also; educational administrators should rethink social media as online pedagogical tools.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak forced many schools and colleges to remain closed temporarily (Dhawan, 2020). Accounting education, which is part of business education with the aim of helping students learn to become professional accountants (Ajayi et al ., 2019), was significantly affected by this pandemic. Also, due to the increasing demand from Accounting education, there has been a shift to online Accounting learning (Alshurafat et al ., 2021).…”

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“…Various fields of learning, such as Mathematics, Computer Science and Literary Studies, are at advanced stages of research on online learning adoption and deployment, but there is still a scarcity of research on the subject matter, both in developing country contexts (Crocco and Culasso, 2021; Ajayi et al ., 2019) such as Ghana and in Accounting education (Agormedah et al ., 2020). Because availability of technology infrastructure is critical to online learning system to aid in provision of Accounting education anywhere and at any time (Martin and Bolliger, 2018), it is critical to complement existing studies that investigated the adoption of online learning system from the point of infrastructural readiness.…”

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“…Although prior researches have attempted to fill the knowledge gap on online Accounting education in time of COVID-19 disruption (e.g. Ajayi et al ., 2019; Alshurafat et al ., 2021; Macias et al ., 2021), their focus neglected other equally important issues on whether an engagement framework implemented in an online Accounting programme by universities during the pandemic disruption were perceived by students to be effective in improving their learning experience.…”

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Covid-19 pandemic and online accounting education: the experience of undergraduate accounting students in an emerging economy

Tetteh,

Krah,

Ayamga

et al. 2023

JAEE

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PurposeThe study investigates the experiences of undergraduate students in using online learning platforms to study Accounting-related courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses qualitative research approach and 89 undergraduate Accounting students from University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) were purposively interviewed using semi-structured interview guide, observation and documentary evidence to achieve triangulation of data and results.FindingsThe study discovers that due to the Covid pandemic, the online Accounting learning system has a relative advantage over the physical classroom learning as the online pedagogy ensures that the students are safe and do not contract the virus. The findings further indicate that the university's engagement framework includes three units: engaging students with content on the university's Learning Management System (LMS), engaging students with their peers via group course WhatsApp platform and Zoom/Google Meet lectures, and engaging students with their instructors via the LMS, Zoom/Google Meet, and Group WhatsApp. Each unit is based on research-based best practices and strategies for online education such as the use of media (videos) to augment written course content and to improve student-to-content engagement, positive cognitive, collaborative, behavioural and emotional engagement of students. The university's strategies also encourage student-to-student involvement, as well as assessment and feedback. Regarding behavioural and emotional engagements, the study discovered that some lecturers' attitudes toward students coupled with insufficient administrative support influenced students to develop negative reactions to the use of online learning platforms for Accounting education.Practical implicationsThis paper has the potential to inform and improve implementation of online Accounting education in developing countries where the digital divide is staggering and digital inclusion and infrastructure for online education are at a precarious stage that cannot be remedied overnight.Social implicationsThe new context of Accounting education enables an increase in student enrolment because it does not require students to travel to or stay in a hostel for an extended period of time in order to earn an Accounting degree.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the Accounting education literature on emerging economies by providing new evidence of perception differences between higher education institutions and students. Education providers in emerging economies frequently adopt Western modes of online education without making structural adjustments. By empirically exploring students' opinions, this study challenges these managerial perceptions, and the findings will assist regulators and policymakers in making appropriate changes.

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Mobile learning and accounting students’ readiness in tertiary and professional institutions in Nigeria

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

The impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development: a systematic literature review

The impact of digital inequality in achieving sustainable development: a systematic literature review

Accounting Students, Social Media and Online Learning in West Africa’s Topmost University

Covid-19 pandemic and online accounting education: the experience of undergraduate accounting students in an emerging economy

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