INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A STRATEGIC MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE MISSION-BASED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

This study develops a strategic model for sustainable Mission-Based Learning (MBL) implementation in higher education, revealing the complex and paradoxical role of Information Technology (IT). The findings demonstrate that while academic leadership and IT directly and positively enhance learning strategies with hybrid learning combined with standards-based grading (SBG) proving particularly effective for digital writing instruction through personalized feedback IT exhibits a counterintuitive negative influence as a moderating variable. Specifically, it weakens the relationship between commitment and learning strategies and negatively correlates with sustainability outcomes, highlighting its dual nature. Collaboration and commitment are identified as critical drivers, strongly influencing successful strategy implementation, which in turn significantly promotes long-term sustainability. These results underscore the necessity of mission alignment, robust academic leadership, and collaborative commitment, while also pointing to essential structural changes such as optimized class sizes and revised assessments. Consequently, the research emphasizes an urgent need to resolve IT's contradictory impacts and to develop more effective frameworks for its sustainable integration, offering crucial insights for institutional policy and future innovation in higher education.