ICT in the design of educational policies. The case of Mexico

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.29.4408

Keywords:

Educational policies, educational system, information and communication technologies, ICT projects

Abstract

The introduction and use of information and communication technologies have been a recurrent topic of debate, as these technologies have become attached to the lives of more than half of the world's population. However, the use of technology in the education sector does not occur automatically, one of the references to guide the processes of its introduction have been the policies dictated by the governments, where actions, strategies, objectives, and goals are reflected, this allows us to identify a way forward by defining a more tangible and in some cases, prospective route. Based on the above, the objective of this work was to determine which have been the main guidelines that have marked the course of ICT in education in Mexico, and their reflection in specific actions. For this purpose, a qualitative research process was carried out with a systematic review on the internet and a documentary analysis, with the review of national education programs, and various documents on the main ICT programs of the last 30 years. Recurring axes were identified in each period, as well as lags and lack of continuity from one program to another. The importance that educational policies have had to direct the course of the use of ICT in basic education in Mexico is recognized, but also the gaps and shortcomings that have arisen in each six-year period.

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Author Biographies

María Cristina López de la Madrid, Centro Universitario del Sur de la Universidad de Guadalajara

Doctora en Sociedad de la informción y el Conocimiento, por la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya, España. Maestra en Investigación en Ciencias de la Educación por la Universidad de Guadalajara. Profesora de Tiempo Completo, adscrita al Departamento de Ciencias Exactas y Metodologías. Responsable del Cuerpo Académico Consolidado Calidad e Innovación Educativa.

Katiuzka Flores Guerrero, Centro Universitario del Sur de la Universidad de Guadalajara

Doctorante del programa de Doctorado en la Educación de la Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER). Profesora de Tiempo Completo del Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales e Innovación Tecnológica del Centro Universitario del Sur de la Universidad de Guadalajara.

Cecilia Tejeda Mercado, Secretaria de Educación Jalisco

Doctora del Programa de Gestión de la Educación, por el Centro Universitario de Ciencias Económico Administrativas de la Universidad de Guadalajara. Directora del Programa FORACIT Jalisco, y Coordinadora del Programa Habilidades Digitales para Todos en Jalisco, México.

Published

2021-03-15

How to Cite

López de la Madrid, M. C., Flores Guerrero, K., & Tejeda Mercado, C. (2021). ICT in the design of educational policies. The case of Mexico. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29(January - July), 32. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.29.4408