Document Type : Research Article (Mixed)
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD Student, Department of Public Administration, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objective: The present study sought to design a model to eliminate the digital divide in education with emphasis on the Quid 19 epidemic crisis. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify model variables and also to determine the causal relationships between model variables.
Methodology: This research has been done in two parts: qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative part, variables, components and indicators of the research were extracted using the method of data foundation and coding through interviews with experts.
Finding: In a small part, a comprehensive interpretive-structural modeling method has been used to create a model and determine the causal relationships between the research variables. The statistical population of the study includes 20 education experts who were selected by purposive non-probability sampling using snowball and theoretical techniques. The criterion of sample size in the qualitative part is theoretical saturation.
Conclusion: The results of the qualitative section showed that the digital divide elimination model has the variables "e-government inclusion barriers" (interfering factors), "digital development platform" (contextual factors), "digital capacities" (causal factors) , "Digital content" (focal category), "digital divide elimination" (strategies) and "consequences". Based on the results of the quantitative section, the two variables "digital development platforms" and "barriers to e-government inclusion" have the greatest impact and importance in the model and are among the independent and strong stimulus variables that more managers' attention and effective monitoring of these stimuli can Help achieve the goals of the organization. It is expected that the model of eliminating the digital divide in education will lead to the consequences of reducing digital inequalities, reducing social inequalities, developing information and communication technology and increasing the participation of families in the educational process
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