| Autor: |
Garrison, Mark J., Bromley, Hank |
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Educational Policy; Sep2004, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p589-613, 25p |
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This article contributes to the growing body of research exploring the importance of the social context in shaping the use of educational technologies. It presents the results of a 3½-year instrumental case study examining the power of the social context to shape, in negative ways, the use of technology in one urban elementary school. Three unsuccessful dynamics are identified that serve to block effective instructional uses of computers and these behaviors are related to what Linda McNeil described as "defensive teaching." These unsuccessful interactions, it is argued, represent actors' efforts to resolve the dilemma of how to get through the day without confronting the overwhelming instructional tasks teachers and students at the school face. The authors conclude by noting that the use of technology did not strongly shape the inter-personal and political dynamics involved and that similar types of defensive teaching and learning can be found in educational situations without technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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