Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions

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dc.contributor.advisorMlatsheni, Cecil
dc.contributor.advisorCliff, Alan
dc.contributor.authorPieterse, Allison
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-24T13:14:28Z
dc.date.available2021-02-24T13:14:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2021-02-24T11:13:11Z
dc.description.abstractThe existing literature is inconclusive on how technology in education influences student outcomes and whether it will lead to an improvement in tertiary education access. This paper aims to determine whether the implementation of technology in higher education will lead to an improvement in the access to higher education through online education as well as improving student outcomes. In addition, the paper aims to show that implementing technology in higher education could increase existing inequalities amongst students from different backgrounds. The paper will do this by demonstrating the qualitative and quantitative factors which are the underlying reasons for some students doing better in an online setting compared to others. Furthermore, the paper will show that students from advantaged backgrounds with respect to race and income, benefit more from online and blended learning than students from more disadvantaged backgrounds. Therefore, tertiary institutions need to provide caution when establishing blended learning and online education programmes as it could lead to increasing educational inequalities.
dc.identifier.apacitationPieterse, A. (2020). <i>Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPieterse, Allison. <i>"Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPieterse, A. 2020. Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Pieterse, Allison AB - The existing literature is inconclusive on how technology in education influences student outcomes and whether it will lead to an improvement in tertiary education access. This paper aims to determine whether the implementation of technology in higher education will lead to an improvement in the access to higher education through online education as well as improving student outcomes. In addition, the paper aims to show that implementing technology in higher education could increase existing inequalities amongst students from different backgrounds. The paper will do this by demonstrating the qualitative and quantitative factors which are the underlying reasons for some students doing better in an online setting compared to others. Furthermore, the paper will show that students from advantaged backgrounds with respect to race and income, benefit more from online and blended learning than students from more disadvantaged backgrounds. Therefore, tertiary institutions need to provide caution when establishing blended learning and online education programmes as it could lead to increasing educational inequalities. DA - 2020_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Blended learning KW - E-Learning KW - Higher Education KW - Education Technology KW - Online Education KW - Distance Education KW - Inequalities in Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions TI - Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPieterse A. Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32966en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectBlended learning
dc.subjectE-Learning
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectEducation Technology
dc.subjectOnline Education
dc.subjectDistance Education
dc.subjectInequalities in Education
dc.titleWho benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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