Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in India 2014-2015
India, 2014 - 2015
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Reference ID
IND_2014_ROER4D_v01_M
Producer(s)
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D)
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Identification
Survey ID Number
IND_2014_ROER4D_v01_M
Title
Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in India 2014-2015
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Study type
Public Opinion Survey
Series Information
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development. Faculty Perceptions of OER in India. (ROER4D Sub-project 3) [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: ROER4D [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/wz4y-rz39
Abstract
The study aims to map the current preconceptions and behavioral determinants that influence academics' engagement with Open Educational Resources (OER) in India. The key objectives of this research were to examine teachers' attitudes towards OER in selected Indian universities, establish teacher perspectives on OER use in order to establish the uptake of OER in India, identify barriers to the creation and use of OER in India, identify the factors motivating teachers' uptake of OER in India, analyze teachers' perceptions of quality of OER in India, and investigate relationships amongst teachers' attitudes, motivation, perceptions of quality and barriers to the use of OER. The project utilized a mixed methods approach consisting of a survey and unstructured interviews conducted with academics from four Indian universities. The resultant dataset includes a qualitative component (interview transcripts) and a quantitative component (survey data).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution.
Version Date
2016
Version Notes
Version 1 of the dataset was deposited with DataFirst on 23 August 2016.
Scope
Notes
Topics covered are teachers' attitudes towards OER, teachers' perceptions of quality of OER, and barriers to the use of OER amongst teachers in India.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| open education |
| research |
| oer |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The interviews and survey were conducted at four institutions in India and are not representative of the country as a whole.
Geographic Unit
The data covers selected universities in India and not the country as a whole.
Universe
The study engaged academics in the four institutions in India involved in the study.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) | University of Cape Town |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Research Centre | IDRC | Funding study |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2014-10 | 2015-04 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The interviews were conducted with 27 instructors, and comprised between 49-55 questions. The survey component consisted of a survey created with an online tool and distributed via email and during workshop sessions. The survey gathered 117 usable responses.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The survey questionnaire comprised of the following parts:
Part A: General Information
Part B: Attitude towards Open Educational Resources (ATOER) Scale
Part C: Motivation towards OER
Part D: Perception of Quality of OER
Part E: Barriers to use and adopt OER
Part F: General Comments
Interview Schedule
Part A: General Information
Part B: Attitude towards Open Educational Resources (ATOER) Scale
Part C: Motivation towards OER
Part D: Perception of Quality of OER
Part E: Barriers to use and adopt OER
Part F: General Comments
Interview Schedule
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Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst helpdesk | support@data1st.org | support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development. Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in India. (ROER4D Sub-project 3) [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: ROER4D [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/wz4y-rz39
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | support.data1st.org |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_IND_2014_ROER4D_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer | |
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for Microdata Library |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-11
DDI Document version
Version 01: This metadata was downloaded from the DataFirst website (https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/central). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document and Survey ID.