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Beyond Indicators: A Scoping Review of the Academic Literature Related to SDG4 and Educational Technology

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It is now five years since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all UN member states. While education is arguably a key part of unlocking progress towards all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG4 places education squarely on the agenda. There is a wealth of indicator data available to track progress towards SDG4. However, this presents only a partial view, by focusing on measurable outcomes, rather than the processes behind them. This raises a question of how SDG4 is being addressed and reported through academic research. This paper presents the findings of a scoping review, undertaken with a focus on the academic literature linking SDG4 and educational technology. A literature search of three major academic databases yielded 146 records which referred to SDG4. Screening for educational technology topics (broadly defined) narrowed the sample to 18 papers. Papers were categorised according to how they relate to SDG4, methodology, geographic focus, educational context, and use of educational technology. While published academic research explicitly linked educational technology and SDG4 is in its infancy, the field is growing, and gaps are identified for further work in this area.

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    Katy Jordan

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  1. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés (Madrid), Spain

    Carlos Alario-Hoyos

  2. Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia

    María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana

  3. Open University Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands

    Maren Scheffel

  4. Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Inmaculada Arnedillo-Sánchez

  5. Graz University of Technology and Know-Center, Graz, Austria

    Sebastian Maximilian Dennerlein

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Jordan, K. (2020). Beyond Indicators: A Scoping Review of the Academic Literature Related to SDG4 and Educational Technology. In: Alario-Hoyos, C., Rodríguez-Triana, M.J., Scheffel, M., Arnedillo-Sánchez, I., Dennerlein, S.M. (eds) Addressing Global Challenges and Quality Education. EC-TEL 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12315. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57717-9_26

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