ABSTRACT

Global processes of digitalisation are transforming learning and work. University students in all nations are under pressure to develop positive and productive technology-related skills and dispositions. This study investigates the attitudes of 1,006 Latvian and Ukrainian university students towards information technology. Survey responses from the Attitudes towards Information Technology scale were collected, validated, analysed and interpreted. By generating group-response profiles and conducting multivariate analyses of variance, the attitudinal orientations of participants were compared, and significant differences between gender and nation subgroups identified. From a gender perspective, one noteworthy finding is that males in both countries expressed a significantly higher interest in learning about IT than females. From a national perspective, Ukrainians reported significantly higher optimism about IT in the workplace than Latvians. This study produces several novel findings addressing the attitudes of Eastern European university students towards information technology and their readiness for digitalised learning and work.

摘要

全球数字化进程正在改变学习和工作。所有国家的大学生都面临着发展积极和富有成效的技术相关技能和性格的压力。本研究调查了 1,006 名拉脱维亚和乌克兰大学生对信息技术的态度。收集、验证、分析和解释了对信息技术态度量表的调查响应。通过生成群体反应概况和进行多变量方差分析，比较了参与者的态度取向，并确定了性别和国家亚组之间的显着差异。从性别角度来看，一个值得注意的发现是，两国的男性对学习 IT 的兴趣明显高于女性。从国家角度来看，乌克兰人对工作场所 IT 的乐观程度明显高于拉脱维亚人。这项研究产生了几项新发现，这些发现解决了东欧大学生对信息技术的态度以及他们对数字化学习和工作的准备情况。