The relationship between the attitude of Isfahan University's faculty members towards information technology and their Electronic resources utilization rate

One of the most important factors in successful utilization of Electronic tools is the teachers’ attitudes and interests. The main purpose of the present research is to investigate the relationship between the attitudes of faculty members of Isfahan Universities towards information technology and their IT utilization rate. The research type was correlation- descriptive. The samples of this research include 132 faculty members of 3 Isfahan state Universities which were selected by randomly proportional stratified sampling method. The data collection instrument was Standard questionnaire to assess the attitudes of teachers towards information technology application in classrooms (TAT v2.01). Results indicated that there was direct and positive relationship between teacher's attitudes and their electronic tools utilization rate. Women teachers and Humanities teachers used electronic tools less than men and teachers from other disciplines. There was reverse relationship between teachers’ ages and attitudes toward electronic tools. Attitudes toward using electronic tools and ICT utilization depends on demographic factors. With recognizing barriers in using electronic tools and realizing effective factors in utilization, barriers could be removed and development strategies should be created.