Exploring cultural challenges to implementing Educational Technology in the higher education sector in India

When learning technologies are introduced in educational environments, it is assumed that the educational environment is culture neutral i.e, all educational environments have the same challenges, problems and cultural norms. However, it can be observed that cultural factors can influence the successful implementation and use of learning technologies. In this study the aims were to explore contextual challenges to implementing different educational technologies and to explore the effects of culture. The results of this survey suggest that Hofstede's cultural measures of uncertainty avoidance, power distance and Individualist/collectivist measures, and Duckworth's Grit measure of passion and perseverance have a strong impact on the culture of technology use in India.