Education and Technology

Chris Davies, Rebecca Eynon (Herausgeber)

Media-Kombination

1862 Seiten

2015
Routledge
978-0-415-72148-6 (ISBN)

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The widespread academic study of educational technology blossomed in the years following the development of the microprocessor. Of course, that is not to say that education was technology-free before the 1970s: the telephone, wireless radio, cinema, television, and mainframe computers had all in their time been heralded as educational marvels. But the scale of change, and the academic practices that responded to it, became of an entirely different order with the arrival of personal computers, promising as they did access for ordinary people to cheaper, faster, and smarter benefits of science and technology. From that historic moment onwards, it was increasingly common to hear educationalists, computer experts, journalists, and politicians proclaiming that these new technologies would transform the world of education, for better or for worse.

In the midst of this excitement (and, often, hype), Education and Technology researchers have, via empirical investigation and the development of novel or revised theoretical perspectives, explored the impact of new technologies on learning, pedagogy, design, policy, and the future of educational institutions. Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Pedagogical Studies, Communications, and Economics have all contributed to the domain, and connections have begun to be made to create a coherent body of thought and practice. But, while Education and Technology has stimulated a tremendous amount of published material, much of that work has been contaminated by political and commercial interests. Indeed, the dizzying quantity (and variable quality) of much research makes it difficult to discriminate the useful from the tendentious, superficial, and otiose. Now, as part of Routledge’s Major Themes in Education series, the editors of this new collection, two leading scholars from the University of Oxford’s Department of Education and the University’s Internet Institute, have undertaken the task of determining and bringing together in a one-stop resource the major works in Education and Technology.

With a full index, and thoughtful introductions, newly written by the editors, Education and Technology will be valued by scholars, students, and policy-makers as a vital and enduring resource.

Edited by Chris Davies and Rebecca Eynon

Volume I: Envisioning the Field—the Foundations of Educational Technology Theory and Practice

Part 1: Perspectives on the Nature of Technology and its Place in Human Lives in the Modern World

Part 2: Forming and Configuring the Field of Educational Technology

Part 3: Foundational Theories and Perspectives on the Capacity of Technology to Transform Learning

Part 4: Theories of Learning and Teaching Underpinning Educational Technology Practice

Volume II: Research into Technology and Learning Sciences, and Associated Theoretical and Methodological Issues

Part 1: The Science of Learning and Instruction Meets Computer Science

Part 2: Users and Contexts in Designing Technology for Learning

Part 3: Techniques for Analysing Learning Behaviour Online

Volume III: Educational Technology Theory and Practice Contextualized

Part 1: Underpinning Theories in the Field: Sociocultural Dimensions

Part 2: Role of Technology in Learners’ Lives

Part 3: Perspectives on the Role of Technology Within Contexts of Teaching and Learning

Volume IV: Critical Issues in the Ongoing Development of the Field

Part 1: Digital Divides and Social Inclusion

Part 2: Questions of Evidence: Beyond Instrumentalism

Part 3: The Rise of Data and Learning at Scale

Part 4: Perspectives on the Future

Reihe/Serie	Major Themes in Education
Zusatzinfo	62 Tables, black and white; 107 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	3720 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-415-72148-2 / 0415721482
ISBN-13	978-0-415-72148-6 / 9780415721486
Zustand	Neuware