Paper Info
Title
Social capital, empowerment and educational change: a scenario of permeation of one-to-one technology in school
Abstract
The standard model of technology diffusion argues that changing teachers' perceptions and epistemological beliefs about the value of an innovation is conducive to successful implementation. It is believed that teachers' receptiveness to technology and a re-conceptualization of its role in teaching and learning can drive the development of new pedagogies and curricula and eventually, bring about a new learning experience. In this paper, we argued that changing teachers' conceptions does not necessarily effect change in their practices and student learning. The results of our case study indicated that the impetus for change comes from the social capital and informal social forces in the school, and that parental support, permeation of technology in student learning and teacher empowerment are pivotal to the success of the implementation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00350.x
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
Keywords
Field
DocType
educational change,empowerment,social capital,tablet PC
Technology integration,Educational technology,Social capital,Attitude change,Sociology,One-to-one,Curriculum,Teaching method,Pedagogy,Empowerment
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
26
4
0266-4909
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.75
2
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sandy C. Li1346.53