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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Current trends in the digital transformation of higher education institutions in Russia

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This research aimed to analyze the current trends in the digital transformation of educational institutions. The investigation lasted from November 2019 to May 2020 and was based on three higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Russian Federation: Belgorod State University, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, and Kutafin Moscow State Law University. The number of respondents enrolled was 420 people. In an attempt to bring together views and experiences of different actors of the educational sector, three individual online surveys were conducted among administrative staff, teachers, and students of mentioned educational institutions. All respondents were provided with questionnaires aimed at identifying current trends in educational paradigm transformation and studying the extent to which digital strategies are applied in the process of HEIs’ development. The detailed analysis of survey outcomes allowed indicating positive and negative trends in digitalization of educational processes from the perspective of university administrative staff, teachers, and students. Positive trends were: ensuring the availability of higher education through the implementation of full-fledged distance learning courses; enhancing the students’ experience through the introduction of innovative teaching methods; providing open access to educational resources and research results; opportunity to participate in global “open science” initiatives; and reduction of higher education cost to ensure its accessibility and mass scale. The barriers to the digital transformation of the educational sphere were: lack of funds for the implementation of a comprehensive digital transformation strategy; resistance to changes on the part of the staff; and a low level of confidence in technological solutions used in teaching practice. As a result, the conducted investigation uncovered the essence of digital transformation in the institutional structures of the higher education sector. However, given that digitalization is a complex process affecting most spheres of socio-economic interaction, consideration of only positive and negative digital transformation trends is insufficient to thoroughly analyze global digital shifts and the formation of national vectors for digital society development.

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  1. Department of Public Administration, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia

    Alexey Mikheev

  2. Department of Management and Marketing, Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia

    Yana Serkina

  3. Department of Advocacy, Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafin (MGLA), Моscow, Russian Federation

    Alexander Vasyaev

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Alexey Mikheev, Yana Serkina, Alexander Vasyaev. Alexey Mikheev and Yana Serkina wrote the first draft of the manuscript, while Alexander Vasyaev revised and edited the final version. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Mikheev, A., Serkina, Y. & Vasyaev, A. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Current trends in the digital transformation of higher education institutions in Russia. Educ Inf Technol 26, 4537–4551 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10467-6

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