Digital Transformations in Nordic Higher Education

This book explores the scholarly and policy debates surrounding digital transformation in higher education, using a pluralistic conceptual framework to uncover three analytical elements: contexts, mediations, and effects. It provides empirical insights into how digital transformations have gained ground in Nordic countries and how international digitalization trends impact HEIs, highlighting the importance of assessments that consider multiple sub-systems within HEIs and the complex relationships between them.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This open-access book delves into the intricate and multifaceted realm of digital transformation in higher education, igniting scholarly and policy debates. The authors adopt a pluralistic conceptual framework that unveils three analytical elements: contexts, mediations, and effects, to unravel the empirical manifestations of this transformative process. By examining publicly funded higher education systems in the Nordic countries, the book offers valuable insights into how digital transformations have gained traction both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter contributions further showcase how international digitalization trends, such as in the global EdTech industry, impact the core activities of higher education institutions (HEIs). The findings underscore the significance of assessments that encompass multiple sub-systems within HEIs, as well as the intricate relationships between them. By contextualizing Nordic dynamics within the broader framework of global processes and developments, this approach yields results that resonate with a vast global audience of students and researchers in higher education.

This open-access book delves into the intricate and multifaceted realm of digital transformation in higher education, igniting scholarly and policy debates. The authors adopt a pluralistic conceptual framework that unveils three analytical elements: contexts, mediations, and effects, to unravel the empirical manifestations of this transformative process. By examining publicly funded higher education systems in the Nordic countries, the book offers valuable insights into how digital transformations have gained traction both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter contributions further showcase how international digitalization trends, such as in the global EdTech industry, impact the core activities of higher education institutions (HEIs). The findings underscore the significance of assessments that encompass multiple sub-systems within HEIs, as well as the intricate relationships between them. By contextualizing Nordic dynamics within the broader framework of global processes and developments, this approach yields results that resonate with a vast global audience of students and researchers in higher education.

Weight: 394g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031277603
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023