Managing digital bridges: How online social capital translates digital literacy into higher education access

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作者：

Wang, Shiwei ^{[1
,2
]}

Alam, Gazi Mahabubul ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Skrbinjek, Vesna ^{[4
]}

Bashir, Karima ^{[5
]}

Miao, Lei ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Sichuan Univ Arts & Sci, Publ Dept, Dazhou, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Dept Fdn Educ, Fac Educ Studies, Serdang 43400, Malaysia

[3] Taylors Univ, Fac Social Sci & Leisure Management, Sch Educ, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

[4] Int Sch Social & Business Studies, Celje, Slovenia

[5] Kebbi State Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Educ, Dept Educ, Aliero, Nigeria

[6] Yancheng Teachers Univ, Student Affairs Div, Yancheng, Peoples R China

来源：

HUMAN SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | 2025年

关键词：

digital literacy; higher education access; online social capital; SES;

D O I：

10.1177/01672533251359152

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

Background In the modern computer-driven economy, digital technologies have reshaped the distribution of opportunities and tasks in higher education.Objective Whether digital literacy and online social capital, as products of the digital age, serve as "equalizers" to promote equity by enabling individuals to improve their socioeconomic conditions/status, or function as "new barriers" that reinforce disparities due to the effects of established social stratification, is a core issue that needs to be explored.Methods Using a quantitative research design with a sample of 386 high school graduates recruited from a province in western China, this study explores the mechanisms by which digital literacy and online social capital affect access to higher education through multivariate logistic regression and group regression comparative analysis.Results The results reveal that digital literacy had a significant positive effect on access to higher education, and consequently this effect differed significantly by institution type and socioeconomic background. The study confirms that network social capital plays a mediating role between digital literacy and access to higher education.Conclusions These findings provide: first, empirical evidence for understanding inequality in education in the digital age and second, important insights for the development of digital policies to promote educational equity.

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