E-learning is neither good or bad, nor is it neutral. Some thoughts on the effects of COVID-19 in education

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Keywords:

Educational Policy; Public Participation; Mediation; Virtual Education; Digital Devices.

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic is transforming today's societies. And the field of education is one of the most affected by the sudden arrival of virtual education due to the quarantine measures. In this context, digital devices have been questioned as facilitators of the implementation of market and privatization measures, but also as the actors that have made education possible at this time. This work is an essay that links the Actor-Network Theory to the analysis of the current controversy on virtual education, with the aim of complexing educational policy decision-making so that it can consider the different actors, experiences and contexts involved in this novel situation.

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Author Biography

  • ENRIQUE BALERIOLA, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya., Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

     

     

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Published

2021-03-03

Issue

Vol. 11 No. Extra_1 (2021): Present and Future of STEM Training: Challenges and Defiances

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E-learning is neither good or bad, nor is it neutral. Some thoughts on the effects of COVID-19 in education. (2021). Sociología Y Tecnociencia, 11(Extra_1), 209-225. https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/sociotecno/article/view/5149