Factors Influencing the Development of Digital Competencies in Higher Education Teachers in Latin America: A Systematic Review

Heredia R.C.R.; Lazarte E.G.F.; Carcausto-Calla W. · Journal of Educational and Social Research (2025) · DOI: 10.36941/jesr-2025-0009

Resumen

In the present work, the objective was to perform a systematic review of the literature on the main aspects related to the factors that influence the development of digital competencies in university teachers (DTC) in Latin America, published in the last 5 years, corresponding to 2020 to 2024. The review was carried out taking into account the suggested methodological guidelines, using search strategies in different databases. Scopus, Scielo, and Web of Science. The results obtained reveal the existence of factors related to the development of the DTC, these factors are sociodemographic and institutional, with the following variables: age group, gender, length of service and institutional policies, educational management, technological infrastructure and training, respectively. It is concluded that there are sociodemographic and institutional factors that play an important role in the development of the digital competencies and that it is crucial to know them for the appropriate use of strategies aimed at promoting a digital transformation in teachers, thus improving pedagogical practices.

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo