The purpose of this study is to develop knowledge about why digitization can be precarious, what problems can arise and how digitization has become a pedagogic issue. This was done by transcribing and analyzing podcasts where advisors, termed digitization experts, discuss their observations. Furthermore, the survey presents the issues as formulated by the digitization experts, the solutions they offer and how digitization affects social and pedagogical processes. The collected data was analyzed with a sociocultural perspective and interpreted with a hermeneutic methodology. The study presents how the political agenda has influenced technological development and describes how technological aids have been criticized from as early as the 1950s, as well as more recent research that deals with the same field. The study concludes that digitization to a large extent affects how values, knowledge and skills arise and change individuals. It appears that digitization can inhibit pedagogical processes. The findings suggest that digital transformation entails risks that can be avoided if people are made aware of them. Furthermore, the results indicate that to create a sustainable digital work environment, companies need to make more comprehensive cultural changes as the digital transformation places new demands on, among other things, the work environment and leadership. It also appears that digitization has created a new form of equality issues where certain social groups risk being excluded and discriminated against. The results also demonstrate that to create a sustainable digital work environment, it needs to be developed on the basis that it should be to the benefit of the people and to support work processes, not replace them. It was also discovered that the digitization experts' statements are often based on a management perspective rather than an employee perspective.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-455884 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Jensen, Hanna |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | Examensarbete vid Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier |
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