A theoretical framework for managing training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas

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  • Do Thi Thanh Thuy Hanoi Metropolitan University, Vietnam

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theoretical framework, training materials, training materials management, open education, mountainous colleges

Abstract

This study develops a theoretical framework for managing training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas. Using document analysis, synthesis, systematization, and theoretical generalization, the study integrates three complementary perspectives: the Systems Approach, the Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling management cycle, and the Technology Acceptance Model. The proposed framework consists of four interrelated components: context and inputs, management process, technology acceptance, and outputs and feedback. The framework explains the relationships among institutional conditions, management activities, technological systems, and users in the development, use, adaptation, and sharing of training materials. Particular attention is given to the specific conditions of mountainous colleges, including socioeconomic constraints, geographical characteristics, technological infrastructure, cultural and ethnic diversity, and the digital competence of lecturers and learners. The framework provides a theoretical basis for analyzing management practices and developing appropriate measures to improve the accessibility, effective use, sharing, and sustainable development of training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas.

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Do Thi Thanh Thuy, Hanoi Metropolitan University, Vietnam

This study develops a theoretical framework for managing training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas. Using document analysis, synthesis, systematization, and theoretical generalization, the study integrates three complementary perspectives: the Systems Approach, the Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling management cycle, and the Technology Acceptance Model. The proposed framework consists of four interrelated components: context and inputs, management process, technology acceptance, and outputs and feedback. The framework explains the relationships among institutional conditions, management activities, technological systems, and users in the development, use, adaptation, and sharing of training materials. Particular attention is given to the specific conditions of mountainous colleges, including socioeconomic constraints, geographical characteristics, technological infrastructure, cultural and ethnic diversity, and the digital competence of lecturers and learners. The framework provides a theoretical basis for analyzing management practices and developing appropriate measures to improve the accessibility, effective use, sharing, and sustainable development of training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas.

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2026-09-26

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Thuy, D. T. T. (2026). A theoretical framework for managing training materials toward open education in colleges in mountainous areas. Tennessee Research International of Social Sciences, 8(2), 194–201. Retrieved from http://triss.org/index.php/journal/article/view/173

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Vol. 8 No. 2: July-December 2026

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