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Social and Legal Studios

Vol. 9, No. 1, 2026

Social and Legal Studios

ISSN 2617-4162

e-ISSN 2617-4170

Publisher: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Received 05.09.2025, Revised 03.12.2025, Accepted 29.12.2025
Pages 18-28
https://doi.org/10.32518/sals4.2025.18
Vol. 8, No. 4, 2025
Article

The impact of socio-legal factors on the digitisation of the educational process in higher education institutions with specific learning conditions


Abstract

The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that the digitisation of higher education in Ukraine, especially in institutions with specific learning conditions, has become critical in the context of martial law. The aim of the study was to assess the digitisation of the educational process and determine the impact of socio-legal factors and macroeconomic conditions. Higher education institutions in Ukraine with a special operating regime were studied. The multiple linear regression method was used, which allowed explaining 85% of the variation in the index in 2019-2023. To achieve this aim, a generalised educational digitalisation index was constructed, the initial indicators were normalised, and the relationship between the index and the level of digital literacy, regulatory and legal awareness, income and unemployment of the population was investigated. It was proven that full-scale war accelerated the need for sustainable digitalisation of higher education institutions with specific learning conditions, while exacerbating socio-legal challenges. The results confirmed the importance of developing professional-communicative, gaming and civic digital competences, while demonstrating the critical role of the legal component in security education. The results showed that the growth of digital and legal literacy and well-being correlates positively with the speed of digitalisation, while the economic shocks of the war period hold it back. The data obtained prove the resilience of the Ukrainian higher education system in crisis conditions and outline the priorities for post-war investment in secure IT infrastructure and staff training. The results of the study can be used in the activities of higher education institutions and other institutions that provide educational services


Keywords: digitalisation; higher education; higher education institutions; socio-legal factors; martial law; regression analysis; artificial intelligence


Suggested citation

Strotskyy, R., Parasiuk, N., Parasiuk, V., Lisitsyna , Yu., & Оnyshko, O. (2025). The impact of socio-legal factors on the digitisation of the educational process in higher education institutions with specific learning conditions. Social and Legal Studios, 8(4), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.32518/sals4.2025.18
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