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  • 标题:Integrated computer-based management information systems: The complexity and diffusion in Rwandan higher education institutions
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  • 作者:Byungura Jean Claude ; Henrik Hansson ; Ruhinda Ben
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology
  • 电子版ISSN:1814-0556
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:15
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:55-75
  • 出版社:University of the West Indies
  • 摘要:The current trend in universities is marked by integrating information technologies into their service delivery. Particularly in administration and management, processes are being modernized, although not successfully in some institutions. This study aims first to understand the complexity of an integrated educational management information system (UR-IEMIS) at the University of Rwanda and then to evaluate the degree of its diffusion in university services. Complex Adaptive System and Innovation Diffusion theories were used as a conceptual framework for this study. Document survey, observations, and interviews were used for data collection. Findings indicate that complexity features characterize the UR-IEMIS, as it is composed of several different subsystems (Organism, Roles, Objects, Method, and Concept) which emerge, interact, co-evolve, and re-organize to adapt to the disruptive institutional structures. It was also revealed that the UR-IEMIS integration is still at the abstraction level for all subsystems while for only few university functions, the system is diffused at knowledge, persuasion, and decision stages. Concerns related to the current unsatisfactory state of UR-IEMIS integration and proposals for improvement are discussed. Further studies should explore the complexity and diffusion levels for E-learning systems that support pedagogical activities in a similar case study context.
  • 关键词:Complex adaptive systems; Higher education; Educational Management; Information systems; Technology integration; Diffusion of innovation; University administration
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