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Digital innovation in higher education: A questionnaire to Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes

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  • Paulo Nuno Vicente
  • Margarida Lucas
  • Vânia Carlos

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Over the past decade, the societal impact of digital transformation, with the prospects of a Fourth Industrial revolution, has led to an innovation imperative in European policymaking regarding Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This article examines Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes, the two components of the national higher education system, in order to (1) characterize digital infrastructure, networks and equipment availability (hardware and software), (2) describe the self-reported digital practices among Portuguese HEIs’ faculty members, and (3) verify the alignment between faculty members’ digital practices, teaching environment and European recommendations for digital education. The study, descriptive in nature, conducts the most comprehensive online questionnaire available to date on digital innovation in Portuguese HEIs (N=547). The main constraints to digital innovation in Portuguese higher education teaching are the limited infrastructure and resources, a conservative academic culture, a lack of funding opportunities, insufficient technological resources and technical support.

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  • Paulo Nuno Vicente & Margarida Lucas & Vânia Carlos, 2020. "Digital innovation in higher education: A questionnaire to Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes," GEE Papers 0143, Gabinete de Estratégia e Estudos, Ministério da Economia, revised Mar 2020.
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    1. Jahic Hatidza & Pilav-Velic Amila, 2020. "STEM on Demand – Can Current State of Higher Education Infrastructure Meet Expectations?," Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy, Sciendo, vol. 66(3), pages 48-55, September.
    2. Noelia Araújo-Vila & Lucília Cardoso & Diego R. Toubes & Jose Antonio Fraiz-Brea, 2020. "Digital Competence in Spanish University Education and Its Use by Students," Publications, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-15, November.

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    Keywords

    Digital innovation; Higher education; Infrastructure; Faculty; Digital practices;
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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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