Schools, datafication and the rise of EdTech ‘intermediaries’
Jun 10, 2025•20 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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Episode description
Schools are increasingly reliant on data infrastructures and platforms – leading to the growing significance of various ‘intermediary actors’ now playing key roles in the governance of digital education. Sigrid Hartong (Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg) joins us to talk about this fast changing aspect of ed-tech.
Accompanying reference >>> Hartong, S., Geiss, M. & Röhl, T. (2024). Intermediaries and the digital transformation of schooling: an introduction. Research in Education 120(1):3-13
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