igital educational marketing 2.0. Low significant correlation models and theoretical-practical implications for institutional positioning
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Educational marketing; Institutional positioning; Higher education; Statistical correlation; Digital strategies.Synopsis
This work examines the field of digital educational marketing 2.0 and its link to university institutional positioning, placing analytical centrality on the phenomenon of low but statistically significant correlation as an empirical regularity of the field. The text systematizes epistemological foundations, theoretical frameworks, and empirical evidence from Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and SciELO databases, with emphasis on the Latin American context for the 2020-2026 period. It integrates statistical models, APA 7 methodological protocols, and proposes the Integrated Framework for Digital Educational Marketing 2.0 (MIMED 2.0) as an operational tool for evidence-based university management.
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