Equity of Access to Institutional Devices: A Dataset of Loan Scheme Uptake Across Nine Institutions

Authors

  • Eva Arnsek Centre for Educational Equity, Loska Dolina Institute of Learning Technologies, Stari Trg, Slovenia Author
  • Maria-Ioanna Drousiotis Centre for Educational Equity, Kiti Institute of Learning Technologies, Kiti, Cyprus Author
  • Jaanika-Kadri Nurm Department of Library and Information Services, Laane-Viru Institute of Learning Technologies, Rakvere, Estonia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22694411

Keywords:

Equity of Access to Institutional Devices; Educational technology; E-learning; Evidence synthesis; Research methodology

Abstract

Equity of Access to Institutional Devices has moved quickly from a niche scientific question to something a wider community can
now investigate with reasonably reliable tools, but the evidence behind it has not always kept pace. We pull together the current
evidence for equity of access to institutional devices, covering the methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an
eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves.
Selective, context-specific pursuit looks better supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket
avoidance.

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2024-06-22