THE IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION: AN APPLIED STUDY IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF IRAQ AND LEBANON 2022
Abstract
The research sought to study the impact of digitization and its components (physical, software, communication networks, individuals) in improving the sobriety and quality of higher education. The research problem was represented in the weak awareness of the relationship between digitization and improving the quality of higher education in selected university organizations from Iraq and Lebanon, so the research aimed to investigate and analyze the level of digitization application and its impact on aspects of electronic education, research, and infrastructure in a way that enhances the sobriety of higher education. The research methodology was adopted the questionnaire tool to collect information and data by answering the research questions directed to the academic staff to know the extent of the university administration’s interest in supporting and applying digitization. The sample included 97 teachers, including 65 teachers from Al-Mustansiriyah University and 32 from the Lebanese University, and the data was analyzed using the statistical program (SPSS). The research reached several results, including that there is an effective effect between the variables (digital modernity, improving the quality of higher education), and these results are identical to the alternative hypotheses.
Keyword : digitization, quality, higher education
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