Digital Competence of Rural Teachers in Depopulated Regions of Spain: A Bibliometric Review.

ABSTRACT: Rural teachers have the potential to be important agents of local development. To achieve this goal, they need to acquire high digital competence in order to effectively integrate technology into their pedagogical practices, thus enriching the learning experience of students and fostering their participation. Digital competence contributes to reducing the education gap between urban and rural areas, promoting educational equity and inclusion. High digital competence also enables rural teachers to address the specific challenges of their environment, such as cultural diversity, scarce resources, and low population density. Against this backdrop, this article presents a bibliometric review of the importance of digital competence in rural teachers in Spain, where the problem of rural depopula

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Arias P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11765420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature