eLearning as an integrated element of everyday life in school: an empirical study

This paper deals with the implementation process of diverse eLearning applications in
secondary modern schools in Austria. It will establish different criteria which should be taken into account so that every school benefits from these results.
An empirical study, which took place in a selected Austrian secondary modern school, takes centre stage in this work. This school is one of the first schools in Austria experimenting in this domain.
Attention should be paid to the adoption process of eLearning in schools, because not every situation yields the same benefits as expected. One of the greatest problems of applying this modern teaching method is the acceptance lacking on the part of the headmasters, the teachers and the pupils.
In particular, the lack of readiness/acceptance and enthusiasm by all involved is one of the main causes of this problem.
Based on the results of the empirical study, these serious problems should be reduced. One part of this study is descriptive, which will illustrate the problem of the lack of acceptance in one selected school in Austria. In consideration of acceptance models, new eLearning adaptation factors should be acquired.
The surveys were held on two dates. The first one was at the beginning of the schoolyear, in
September. The second one took place at the end of this project year, in July. The goal of the latter survey is to determine factors which increase the acceptance by the users. Furthermore,
findings should support other schools in the process of adopting eLearning