BEHAVIORAL ASPECT OF ACCOUNTING TEACHERS’INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE

This study aims to examine behavioral process of accounting teachers’ information technology (IT) acceptance. To this end, we collected data from accounting teachers working in trade high schools. Research model and hypotheses were developed in the light of Theory of Reasoned Action. Accordingly, relationships among attitudes, subjective norms, intentions towards information technology usage and IT usage behaviors were investigated. Explanatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze relationships among variables. The results of analyses show that accounting teachers’ IT usage behavior is significantly and positively determined by their intention towards IT usage. Secondly, it was found that accounting teachers’ attitudes and subjective norms towards IT usage have significant and positive impact on teachers’ intention towards IT usage.