'The digital teaching revolution: bridging the gap with tech self-efficacy and citizenship' empowering teachers through innovative digital resources

Shamrao Parashram Ghodake, Vinod R. Malkar, Ankita Pathak, Radhika Gandhi Shah, Rakesh Sarvaiya, Mohammedshakil S. Malek and Ravi Rajai

International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 2026, vol. 17, issue 1, 18-38

Abstract: Technological innovation is crucial in educational settings, particularly in incorporating online classrooms for student development and fostering a virtual learning environment. Educational institutions urge teachers to become proficient in using technology to increase instruction effectiveness. The main objective of study was to find out the impact of digital resources, digital citizenship and teachers technological self-efficacy on teachers teaching experience. This researcher employed a cross-sectional survey methodology by employing a quantitative methodology. Data was collected from 615 respondents working as academicians at various designations in public and private university in various cities of Gujarat state. The results show that Organisational digital resources may help teachers use technology successfully by fostering collaboration, curating content, offering technical assistance, stimulating digital civics, and streamlining input and assessments. Implementing digital citizenship allows educators to adapt in the digital realm more effectively. According to the results, teachers with high self-efficacy in digital citizenship are more likely to model appropriate technological savvy behaviour, which leads to enhanced self-confidence and trust in lecture deliverance, eventually overriding digital citizenship in their teaching approaches. The final results show that teachers' technological self-efficacy boosts self-confidence, enabling more effective work, leading to increased trust and self-efficacy, overpowering digital citizenship.

Keywords: educational digital resources; EDRs; digital citizenship; teachers teaching experience; teachers teaching self-efficacy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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