Redes sociotécnicas en la apropiación tecnológica docente: un análisis desde la Teoría del Actor-Red

Authors

  • Rafael L. OCHOA-URREGO Universidad Santiago de Chile - ORCID: 0000-0003-1117-4877 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48082/espacios-a26v47n01i07

Keywords:

Technological appropriation, sociotechnical networks, actor-network theory, educational technology, higher education

Abstract

This qualitative study analyzes the sociotechnical configurations shaping university teachers’ appropriation of digital technologies, drawing on Actor-Network Theory and domestication studies. Based on interviews and thematic coding, six typologies of networks are identified, involving both human and non-human actors. Findings reveal that technological appropriation is not a personal or binary decision, but rather a relational assemblage where agency is distributed across individuals, tools, and institutional structures, highlighting complex dynamics of mediation in teaching practices.

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2026-01-30

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Vol. 47 No. 1 (2026): Gestión, Educación y Tecnología en la Era Digital

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