TY  - JOUR
AU  - D'Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence 
AU  - Samah, Bahaman Abu 
AU  - Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed 
AU  - Hassan, Musa Abu 
AU  - Badsar, Muhamad 
PY  - 2011
TI  - Determinants of Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology Usage among Rural Administrators in using Structural Equation Modeling
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 5
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2011.481.485
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2011.481.485
AB  - Problem statement: Village Development and Security Committee members play a vital
role in enhancing the village development programs in Malaysia and ICT is deemed as an important
mechanism to further boost rural development. But do the rural community in Malaysia especially
their leaders have a positive attitude towards it? Hence, this study is designed to identify the constructs
that significantly influence the attitude of Village Development and Security Committee members in
using ICT. Approach: This is a quantitative study where a total of 240 respondents have been selected
based on the stratified random sampling done. AMOS and SPSS were used to gain the required
analyses. Results: The structural equation modelling showed that there were three constructs that
significantly predict the attitude and these constructs were perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness
and job relevance. Conclusion/Recommendation: It is recommended that more technology
investment in the form of providing ICT facilities and trainings should be made by the government to
encourage the development of a positive attitude among VDSC members. The findings of this study
would be useful for policy makers to further boost the usage of ICT in rural areas.