THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON WORKING CONDITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL INSPECTION
Published 2025-10-31
Keywords
- 580202 Organización y dirección de las instituciones educativas, inspección educativa, digitalización administrativa, condiciones laborales, desconexión digital, brecha digital.
- 580202 Organization and management of educational institutions, educational inspection, administrative digitalization, working conditions, digital disconnection, digital divide.
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Copyright (c) 2025 Ana María Verdugo Bocanegra, Jesús Miguel de los Santos Alonso Rodríguez
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Abstract
The digitalization of public educational administration has profoundly transformed the working conditions of Educational Inspection in Spain. This study analyses the impact of such digital transformation through an analytical approach based on professional practice and the current regulatory framework, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation, the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection and guarantee of digital rights, and the consolidated text of the Basic Statute of Public Employees Law. The results reveal three core problems: digital overload derived from dysfunctional multichannel systems and the exponential increase in incidental actions; the risks associated with permanent hyperconnection and the digital divide; and the lack of protection of personal data in digitalized environments. A fundamental paradox is evidenced: the tools designed to improve efficiency have generated deprofessionalization, blurring of work boundaries, and inequality among professionals. The study proposes intervention strategies at two levels: collective, through union negotiation of digital disconnection protocols, digital competence frameworks, and administrative support staff; and individual, through practical tools for time management, data protection, and protection of planning.