1st Edition
Education in a Digital World Global Perspectives on Technology and Education
By Neil Selwyn
Copyright 2013
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on a wealth of theoretical and empirical work, Education in a Digital World tackles a number of pressing questions, such as, how are ‘global’ trends in educational technology refracted through national policies and processes? How exactly are educational technologies linked to issues of global economics and the fortunes of national and international economies? To what extent are... Read more
Chapter 1 Education and technology - developing a global perspective Chapter 2 Making sense of education and technology - theoretical approaches Chapter 3 Education, technology and international organisations Chapter 4 Education, technology and national policymaking Chapter 5 Local variations in educational technology provision and practice Chapter 6 The role of educational technology in international development Chapter 7 ‘One Laptop per Child’ - a critical analysis Chapter 8 Education in a digital world - so where now?
Biography
Neil Selwyn is Reader in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.
" This is a relatively short book but in its 164 pages and eight chapters, Selwyn manages to present a penetrating analysis of the role of educational technology in international development and the often hidden ideologies driving their use." - Mark Bullen, Journal of Learning for Development
