ERIC Number: EJ1328474
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-2013-9144
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Female Higher Education Teachers Use Digital Technologies More and Better than They Think
Digital Education Review, n40 p172-184 Dec 2021
The unequal status of female teachers in higher education is a reality. However, are digital technologies another reason for their exclusion? The main aim of this study was to analyze the integration of digital technologies in teaching from a gender perspective. The research was a multiple case study applying the quantitative method. The sample comprised 527 teachers from four Spanish universities. The instrument utilized was a self-administered survey. The results confirm both types of segregation and the fact that female teachers see themselves as less digitally competent than their male counterparts; ironically, the findings also show that the former use information and communication technologies in teaching more than the latter. In conclusion, we highlight the need to study more deeply the intersection between digital breach and gender in higher education, and to take measures during the early stages of education to overcome female teachers' tendency of underestimating their digital competence.
Descriptors: Females, Women Faculty, College Faculty, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Technological Literacy, Self Esteem, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers
Universitat de Barcelona. Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, Edifici Llevant P3, Barcelona, 08035 Spain. e-mail: der@greav.net; Web site: http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/der
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Barcelona)
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