Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review
Rapid development of artificial intelligence applications and widespread digital transformation are driving the need for employees to learn digital skills. The body of research on digital skills that working professionals need to thrive in an uncertain and ever-evolving workforce is fast accumulatin...
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| author | Mendoza-Chan, Joji Pee, Loo Geok |
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| description | Rapid development of artificial intelligence applications and widespread digital transformation are driving the need for employees to learn digital skills. The body of research on digital skills that working professionals need to thrive in an uncertain and ever-evolving workforce is fast accumulating. Although there have been literature reviews on the nature and types of such digital skills, an integrative overview of how digital skills are acquired remains lacking. This systematic literature review seeks to close the gap by focusing on digital skilling. A total of 39 journal articles published between January 2010 and June 2022 were identified using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. Based on thematic coding of the articles, eleven digital skilling approaches were identified and conceptually organized into four categories. Findings regarding the contextual factors affecting digital skilling and impacts of digital skilling indicate an emerging framework of digital skilling. Emerging interests and opportunities for future research related to virtual worlds, learning analytics, and blockchain are discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1790982024-07-17T07:55:52Z Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review Mendoza-Chan, Joji Pee, Loo Geok Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social Sciences Adult learning Lifelong learning Rapid development of artificial intelligence applications and widespread digital transformation are driving the need for employees to learn digital skills. The body of research on digital skills that working professionals need to thrive in an uncertain and ever-evolving workforce is fast accumulating. Although there have been literature reviews on the nature and types of such digital skills, an integrative overview of how digital skills are acquired remains lacking. This systematic literature review seeks to close the gap by focusing on digital skilling. A total of 39 journal articles published between January 2010 and June 2022 were identified using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. Based on thematic coding of the articles, eleven digital skilling approaches were identified and conceptually organized into four categories. Findings regarding the contextual factors affecting digital skilling and impacts of digital skilling indicate an emerging framework of digital skilling. Emerging interests and opportunities for future research related to virtual worlds, learning analytics, and blockchain are discussed. Ministry of Education (MOE) SkillsFuture Singapore Agency This study was partly funded by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) under the Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (GA19-07) Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily the views of SSG or the Singapore Government. This study was also partly funded by Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) under the Education Research Funding Programme (DEV 04/19 PLG) and administered by National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Singapore MOE and NIE. 2024-07-17T07:55:52Z 2024-07-17T07:55:52Z 2024 Journal Article Mendoza-Chan, J. & Pee, L. G. (2024). Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review. Computers and Education, 218, 105076-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105076 0360-1315 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179098 10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105076 2-s2.0-85194086615 218 105076 en GA19-07 DEV 04/19 PLG Computers and Education © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Adult learning Lifelong learning Mendoza-Chan, Joji Pee, Loo Geok Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review |
| title | Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review |
| title_full | Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review |
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| title_short | Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review |
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| topic | Social Sciences Adult learning Lifelong learning |
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