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dc.contributor.authorDEBNATH, BANANI
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-08T08:59:28Z
dc.date.available2021-11-08T08:59:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationDEBNATH, B. (2021) THE COVID PANDEMIC : TRANSFORMATION OF UIA’s PEDAGOGY -A CASE STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION (Master's thesis). University of Agder, Kristiansand.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2828275
dc.descriptionMaster's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the 2020, the ‘World Learning Summit (WLS)’ addressed the challenges for higher education posed by the COVID 19 pandemic. An international conference gathering educators, entrepreneurs, managers and researchers from a wide range of countries, discussed the “reset” of higher education. The conference did so with a positive emphasis. This article represented the cross-sectional analysis of UiA’s transformation during the pandemic, through virtual interviews within prominent departments of UIA. The scope of the study is to understand the digital transformation of higher education within Norway, through understanding the factors affecting the successful transition. The study result showed optimized and vigilant digital growth in Higher Education, to be integrated with digital reforms in academic protocol. Fundamentally, understanding the newly emerged digital culture in higher education in corporation with socio-cultural aspect. Most significantly, how the whole change management in higher education during COVID-19 inspires dependence on digital tools. Also, it compelled the universities to look afar the pedagogical boundaries which included data and personal security; academic assessment and learning criteria; change in working environment; intervention of digital media and communication; and elevation of digital tools. Whereas, the digital transformation lacks social inclusion, and limitation in internationalization due to emerging digital divide phenomena, within developed and developing nations. In conclusion, the change is appeared to be prevalent and durable. To evolve in a predetermined socio-cultural setting of higher education, yet, it is mandatory to take the first step towards digital transformation. At the end, the article represented various opportunities for the universities to improve on a digital scale, and to accomplish quality based higher education from the development perspective.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Agderen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectUT505en_US
dc.titleTHE COVID PANDEMIC : TRANSFORMATION OF UIA’s PEDAGOGY -A CASE STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2021 BANANI DEBNATHen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240::Offentlig og privat administrasjon: 242en_US
dc.source.pagenumber135en_US


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