Technological prerequisites such as internet access and device availability were identified only by the South African panel, with equity of education as a distal outcome¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Internet access, quality, affordability, and accessibility of appropriate technology were identified as fundamental prerequisite factors only among the South African panel. → Mirata 2023 q2 i? Technological determinants were linked to equity in education and prevention of a widening digital divide, a connection identified solely within the South African panel. → Mirata 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Mirata 2023¶

Mirata, V., & Bergamin, P. (2023). Role of organisational readiness and stakeholder acceptance: an implementation framework of adaptive learning for higher education. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10248-7

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative Delphi data; the article reports South African experts pointed out that "internet costs are too high" and that high costs linked to investments in technical infrastructure were the most common outcome of technological barriers.

"all technology needed for adaptive learning should be provided, which will have a large burden on the budget"

Mirata 2023 (2)¶

Mirata, V., & Bergamin, P. (2023). Role of organisational readiness and stakeholder acceptance: an implementation framework of adaptive learning for higher education. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10248-7

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative Delphi data from the South African panel; the article reports this link between technological determinants and broader sociocultural outcomes such as equity in education was identified solely within that panel.

"Provision for access to technology would be crucial to prevent the increasing digital divide [between students] as a result of efforts to expand technology-enhanced learning"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Access — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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