Skip to main content

Covid-19 and Quasi-Covid-19 Pandemic Vicariant Innovations in the Educational Context: Comparative Cases

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Research and Innovation Forum 2022 (RIIFORUM 2022)

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Complexity ((SPCOM))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 731 Accesses

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruptive event in many industries while providing innovation opportunities as well. The transition to remote working in the educational context, on one side, has found universities unprepared, and on the other side has tested their creativity. The aim of this study is to explore emerging innovations and new dynamic capabilities aroused at universities during the pandemic and the quasi- Covid-19 period. In this study, the term “vicariant innovation” is used to express the way innovations themselves have been subject to frequent changes while stimulating more dynamic capabilities for institutions’ management, professors, and students. The methodology used in this study is a qualitative one by conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews. The sample consists of 12 students per university, respectively: EPOKA University in Albania and the University of Salerno in Italy. Findings show that the Covid-19 vicariant innovation changed students’ habits of studying and although the universities are from 2 different countries the students’ thoughts towards this phenomenon are almost the same. Furthermore, vicariant innovations are seen as the future of the education system. The originality of this work consists of the methodology used to explain the vicariance of innovation under the umbrella of educational context during the quasi- Covid-19 period.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Kentnor, H.E.: Distance education and the evolution of online learning in the United States. Curr. Teach. Dial. 17 (1), pp. 21–34 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Allen, I.E., Seaman, J.: Sizing the opportunity: the quality and extent of online education in the United States, 2002 and 2003. Sloan Consortium (NJ1) (2003)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Linda, D., Visvizi, A. (eds.): Remote Learning in Times of Pandemic: Issues, Implications and Best Practice. Routledge, (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Agrillo, F., Di Gennaro, D.C., Sibilio, M.: The concept of vicariance in the teaching-learning process: a possible didactic tool for promoting school inclusion. In: Proceedings of ICERI 2016 Conference, pp. 2244–2250 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Berthoz, A.: La vicarianza. Il cervello emulatore di mondi. Codice, Torino (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Croizat, L.: Manual of Phytogeography: An Account of Plant-Dispersal Throughout the World. Springer (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D., Aljohani, N.R. (eds.): Research and Innovation Forum 2020: Disruptive Technologies in Times of Change. Springer Nature (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Nelson, G.: From Candolle to Croizat: comments on the history of biogeography. J. Hist. Biol. 11(2), 269–305 (1978)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Online etymology dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=vicar

  10. Reuchlin, M.: Vicarious processes and interindividual differences. J. Psychol. 2, 133–145(1978)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Lautrey, J.: Universel et différentiel en psychologie: Symposium de l’APSLF (Aix en Provence, 1993). FeniXX (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Berthoz: ALa vicariance: le cerveau créateur de mondes. Odile Jacob (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Prigogine, I., Stengers, I.: Order out of chaos: Man’s new dialogue with nature. New Science Library, Boulder, CO (1954)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Simone, C., Arcuri, M., La Sala, A.: Be vicarious: the challenge for project management in the service economy. In: Toulon-Verona Conference ‘Excellence in Services’ (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Visvizi, A., Troisi, O., Grimaldi, M., Loia, F.: Think human, act digital: activating data-driven orientation in innovative start-ups. Eur. J. Innov. Manag. 25(6), 452–478 (2022)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Di Nauta, P., Simone, C., Sarno, D.: Investigating the determinants of resilience: new insights from the vicariance. “Workshop di Organizzazione Aziendale—WOA 2018. The resilient Organization: Design, Change, and Innovation in the Globalized Economy”, Track 3, pp 1–9 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Troisi, O., Fenza, G., Grimaldi, M., Loia, F.: Covid-19 sentiments in smart cities: the role of technology anxiety before and during the pandemic. Comput. Hum. Behav. 126, 106986 (2022)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Quattrociocchi, B., Calabrese, M., Hysa, X., Wankowicz, E.: Technology and innovation for networks. J. Organ. Transf. Soc. Change 14(1), 4–20 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Quattrociocchi, B., Simone, C., Calabrese, M., Iandolo, F., Fulco, I.: Innovation between redundancy and vicariance: the rising need for a culture of variety. In: Cybernetics and Systems, pp. 232–237. Routledge (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D., Daniela, L.: (Re) defining smart education: towards dynamic education and information systems for innovation networks. In: Enhancing Knowledge Discovery and Innovation in the Digital Era, pp. 1–12. IGI Global (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Barile, S., Espejo, R., Perko, I., Saviano, M. (eds.): Cybernetics and Systems: Social and Business Decisions. Routledge (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Troisi, O., Visvizi, A., Grimaldi, M.: The different shades of innovation emergence in smart service systems: the case of Italian cluster for aerospace technology. J. Bus. Indus. Mark. (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  23. Loia, V., Maione, G., Tommasetti, A., Torre, C., Troisi, O., Botti, A.: Toward smart value co-education. In: Smart Education and e-Learning, pp. 61–71. Springer, Cham (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Zollo, I., Sibilio, M.: Possible applications of creative thinking within a simplex didactics perspective. Athens J. Educ. 3(1), 67–84 (2016)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Altet, M.: Plural analysis of a teaching-learning sequence. CREN notebooks. CRDP Pays-de-la-Loire, Nantes

    Google Scholar 

  26. Dworkin, S.L.: Sample size policy for qualitative studies using in-depth interviews. Arch. Sex. Behav. 41(6), 1319–1320 (1999) (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  27. Cassibba, R., Ferrarello, D., Mammana, M.F., Musso, P., Pennisi, M., Taranto, E.: Teaching mathematics at distance: a challenge for universities. Educ. Sci. 11(1), 1 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Visvizi, A., Lytras, M. D., Daniela, L. (eds.): The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education: Policies and Practices for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Emerald Group Publishing (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  29. Flavin, M.: A disruptive innovation perspective on students’ opinions of online assessment. Res. Learn. Technol. 29 (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Troisi, O., Visvizi, A., Grimaldi, M.: The different shades of innovation emergence in smart service systems: the case of Italian cluster for aerospace technology. J. Bus. Indus. Mark. (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  31. Bokayev, B., Torebekova, Z., Abdykalikova, M., Davletbayeva, Z.: Exposing policy gaps: the experience of Kazakhstan in implementing distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transf. Govern.: People Process Policy 15(2), 275–290 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Johnson, A.F., Roberto, K.J., Rauhaus, B.M.: Policies, politics and pandemics: course delivery method for US higher educational institutions amid COVID-19. Transf. Govern.: People Process Policy 15(2), 291–303 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Vilma Çekani .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Hysa, X., Çekani, V. (2023). Covid-19 and Quasi-Covid-19 Pandemic Vicariant Innovations in the Educational Context: Comparative Cases. In: Visvizi, A., Troisi, O., Grimaldi, M. (eds) Research and Innovation Forum 2022. RIIFORUM 2022. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19560-0_34

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19560-0_34

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-19559-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-19560-0

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics