Identifying Socio-Cultural Factors That Impact the Use of Open Educational Resources in Local Public Administrations

Julia Stoffregen, Jan M. Pawlowski, Eric Ras, Snezana Scepanovic and Dragica Zugic
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Julia Stoffregen: University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, Germany
Jan M. Pawlowski: University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, Germany
Eric Ras: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Snezana Scepanovic: University Mediterranean, Montenegro
Dragica Zugic: University Mediterranean, Montenegro

International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, 2016, vol. 5, issue 2, 167-187

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to define relevant barriers to the exchange of Open Educational Resources in local public administrations. Building upon a cultural model, eleven experts were interviewed and asked to evaluate several factors, such as openness in discourse, learning at the workplace, and superior support, among others. The result is a set of socio-cultural factors that shape the use of Open Educational Resources in public administrations. Significant factors are, in this respect, the independent choice of learning resources, the spirit of the platform, the range of available formats and access to technologies. Practitioners use these factors to elaborate on the readiness of public administrations towards the use of open e-Learning systems. To academic debates on culture in e-Learning, the results provide an alternative model that is contextualized to meet the demands of public sector contexts. Overall, the paper contributes to the lack of research about open e-Learning systems in the public sector, as well as regarding culture in the management of learning and knowledge exchange.

Keywords: open educational resources; public administration; mixed-method; expert validation; socio-cultural context; cultural in open e-learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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