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Al Lily, Abdulrahman Essa, Borovoi, Leah and Vlaev, Ivo (2015) Social informatics in education. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 35 (5-6). pp. 178-186. doi:10.1177/0270467616644383 ISSN 0270-4676.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0270467616644383
Abstract
This article lies at the crossroads of education, technology, and culture, examining the assumption that societal cultures can exert influence on educational technologies. It is informed by a hypothesis that educational technology is not merely a matter of education and technology alone but is also about the societal culture wherein that educational technology is implemented. The study explores those societally and culturally informed factors that promote the rejection of educational technologies. It answers the research question: To what extent do societal cultures challenge educational technologies? This question is addressed by carrying out a quantitative enquiry into Israel and Saudi Arabia. Having analyzed the collected data using an exploratory factor analysis, societally and culturally directed factors were revealed that flew in the face of educational technologies. The theoretical proposition that could be drawn from this is that educational technologies can be rejected not based on educational or technological interests alone but rather based on societally and culturally promoted anxieties. The recommendation for research policy is thus that, when researching an educational technology, there should be constant consideration of how societally and culturally compatible it is with the wider societal culture wherein it will be or already is situated.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society | ||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||||
ISSN: | 0270-4676 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1 December 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | 35 | ||||||
Number: | 5-6 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 178-186 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0270467616644383 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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