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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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M-Heutagogy Acceptance among Students of Higher Education Institutions: The Conceptual Framework

Analisa Hamdan, Kung-Teck Wong, Nor Syazwani Mat Salleh

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i6/10392

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The education systems worldwide are showing changes in teaching and learning. The Covid-19 pandemic that occurred since the end of 2019 is also a contributing factor to the change in our country's education system. Students and educators have to cope with the challenges of learning out of the classroom. Therefore, one of the learning approaches, which is Mobile Heutagogy (M-Heutagogy) has been chosen by educators as a teaching and learning framework. Numerous studies have identified the effectiveness of M-Heutagogy to promote learner autonomy and capability among higher education institutions students. However, past studies have shown students mostly having problem to learn online due to weak Internet access. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to discuss the factors that influence the acceptance of M-Heutagogy. This study proposed a conceptual framework of M-Heutagogy acceptance that predicts the behavioural intentions to use M-Heutagogy among students. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge, methodology and practice in providing insights of the acceptance factors of M-Heutagogy among students of Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia.

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In-Text Citation: (Hamdan et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Hamdan, A., Wong, K.-T., & Salleh, N. S. M. (2021). M-Heutagogy Acceptance among Students of Higher Education Institutions: The Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(6), 1766–1783.