Has the pandemic due to COVID-19 generated a digital gap among generations? Case: Colombia

Main Article Content

Esteban Durán Becerra
Nicolás Afanador Cubillos

Abstract

In Colombia, as in the rest of the world, the disruption generated by the global pandemic CoViD-19 created a new standard that generalized the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), redefining the concept of in person.


Using the 415 responses to a survey conducted, this study presents a description of the effects of moderation by Sex and Generation (Z,Y,X,W) on perception in the use of digital technologies in the field of Colombian Higher Education finding that there is no gender gap, i.e. the perception of women and men is similar and , that the expected perception behaviors for children under the age of 25 are statistically similar to those of respondents over the age of 65

References

Alvarez-Risco, A., Del-Aguila-Arcentales, S., Rosen, M. A., García-Ibarra, V., Maycotte-Felkel, S., & Martínez-Toro, G. M. (2021). Expectations and interests of university students in covid-19 times about sustainable development goals: Evidence from colombia, ecuador, mexico, and peru. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(6), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063306
Ayala-Pérez, T., & Joo-Nagata, J. (2019). The digital culture of students of pedagogy specialising in the humanities in Santiago de Chile. Computers and Education, 133(January), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.01.002
Bejtkovský, J. (2016). The Current Generations The Baby Boomers, X, Y and Z in the Context of Human Capital Management of the 21st Century in Selected Corporations in the Czech Republic. Littera Scripta, 9(2), 25–45.
Cuesta, J., & Pico, J. (2020). The Gendered Poverty Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia. European Journal of Development Research, 32(5), 1558–1591. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-020-00328-2
Dakduk, S., Santalla-Banderali, Z., & van der Woude, D. (2018). Acceptance of Blended Learning in Executive Education. SAGE Open, 8(3), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018800647
de Sousa Fernandes, S. A., Monteagudo, D. G., & Mena, N. P. (2020). COVID-19 y el cierre de escuelas: Aportes de las ciencias sociales para la construcción de un currículo postcrítico desde el GEOFORO Iberoamericano. Curriculo Sem Fronteiras, 20(3), 842–870. https://doi.org/10.35786/1645-1384.v20.n3.13
Huda, M., Maseleno, A., Teh, K. S. M., Don, A. G., Basiron, B., Jasmi, K. A., Mustari, M. I., Nasir, B. M., & Ahmad, R. (2018). Understanding Modern Learning Environment (MLE) in big data era. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 13(5), 71–85. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i05.8042
Lopera-Zuluaga, E. C. (2020). Réplicas en Redes Sociales que Denuncian Desigualdades de la Estrategia #AprenderDigital en Tiempos de Covid-19. Revista Internacional de Educación Para La Justicia Social, 9(3), 335–352. https://doi.org/10.15366/riejs2020.9.3.018
Mahmoud, A. B., Reisel, W., Fuxman, L., & Mohr, I. (2021). Who ’ s more vulnerable ? A Generational Investigation of COVID-19 Perceptions effect on Organisational Citizenship Behaviours : Job Insecurity , Burnout and Job Satisfaction as Mediators. Research Square, April, 1–28. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-308219/v1 License:
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, C. (2020). Resolución 385 Declaración de emergencia sanitaria por causa del COVID-19. 2020, 1–5.
Ministerio del Interior, C. (2020). Decreto 457 de 2020: Por el cual se imparten instrucciones en virtud de la emergencia sanitaria generada por COVID-19 y el mantenimiento del orden público. https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/normativa/DECRETO 457 DEL 22 DE MARZO DE 2020.pdf
Montana, P. J., & Petit, F. (2008). Motivating And Managing Generation X And Y On The Job While Preparing For Z: A Market Oriented Approach. Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER), 6(8), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.19030/jber.v6i8.2459
Park, S. Y. (2009). An analysis of the technology acceptance model in understanding students’ behavioral intention to use university’s social media. Educational Technology & Society, 12(3), 150–162. https://doi.org/10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2014.14
Rashid, A. H. A., Shukor, N. A., Tasir, Z., & Na, K. S. (2021). Teachers’ perceptions and readiness toward the implementation of virtual learning environment. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 10(1), 209–214. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v10i1.21014
Toquero, C. M. (2020). Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-Higher-Education-Amid-the-Covid-19-Pandemic-the-Philippine-Context. Pedagogical Research, 5(4), em0063. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/7947
Venkatesh, V., Morris, M. G., Davis, G. B., & Davis, F. D. (2003). User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward a Unified View. MIS Quarterly, 27(3), 425–478. https://www.jstor.org/stable/30036540
Venkatesh, V., Thong, J. Y. L., & Xu, X. (2012). Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology: Extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. MIS Quarter, 36(1), 157–178. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41410412 Accessed:
Wang, C., Cheng, Z., Yue, X.-G., & McAleer, M. (2020). Risk Management of COVID-19 by Universities in China. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 13, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13020036
World Health Organization. (2020a). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19) Situation Report - 47. In WHO Bulletin (Vol. 47, Issue March). https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200307-sitrep-47-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=27c364a4_4
World Health Organization. (2020b). Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Situation Report - 22. In WHO Bulletin (Issue February). https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200211-sitrep-22-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=fb6d49b1_2
World Health Organization. (2020c). Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report - 1. In WHO Bulletin (Issue JANUARY). https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200121-sitrep-1-2019-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=20a99c10_4
Yanurato, W. N., Maat, S. M., Husnin, H., & Atweh, B. W. (2019). Teachers’Beliefs, Mathematics Anxiety, and ICT Literacy: A Systematic Review. Religación. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 4(20), 43–50.
Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Yang, L., & Wang, C. (2020). Suspending Classes Without Stopping Learning: China’s Education Emergency Management Policy in the COVID-19 Outbreak. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 13(3), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13030055