Teachers' perspectives on digitalized education and deterrents to the use of digital products in educational processes

Abstract

In a globalizing world, the development of the educational field is considered the most important part of international competitiveness and improvement projects. This article aimed to research the educators' views on the use of digital technology and products in their educational process. Questionnaire was used as a research technique, with 147 participant teachers at general secondary schools in Russia. The analysis of the data was through coding. The true nature of the ecosystem of digitalized education was fully covered by the authors in this study. According to educators, the main advantages of digital technology and digital technology products for the educational field are education continuity, accessibility, individualization, freedom of choice, social equality for students and quality of education. Authors of this article revealed that deterrents against using digital products and digital technology in education processes in teachers' opinion are lack of motivation, funds, knowledge and methodology.

 Keywords: students, schoolteachers, school educators, pedagogues, educational settings, educational environment, digital products, digital technology.