Policy unplugged : dis/connections between technology policy and practices in Canadian schools /

The authors conducted a two-year study on the implementation of computer technologies, including in-depth interviews and classroom observation at thirty-two elementary and secondary schools across Canada. Based on this research, Policy Unplugged explores the intersections and disconnections between...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Jenson, Jennifer, 1950- (Author), Brushwood Rose, Chloë T. (Chloë Tamara), 1972- (Author), Lewis, Brian, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Ithaca, NY : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Educational technology > Canada.
Educational technology > Government policy > Canada.
Education, Elementary > Canada > Data processing.
Education, Secondary > Canada > Data processing.
Technologie éducative > Canada.
Technologie éducative > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Enseignement primaire > Canada > Informatique.
Enseignement secondaire > Canada > Informatique.
COMPUTERS > Educational Software.
EDUCATION > Computers & Technology.
Education, Elementary > Data processing.
Education, Secondary > Data processing.
Educational technology.
Educational technology > Government policy.
Canada.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The global and the local : technology policy in education / Brian Lewis and Jennifer Jenson
  • 2. Finding space for technology : organizational and instructional issues for computer-use in schools / Chloë Brushwood Rose and Jennifer Jenson
  • 3. Gender inequity and professional school culture : teachers at work with technology / Chloë Brushwood Rose and Jennifer Jenson
  • 4. IT professional development for teachers : beyond "best-practice" lists / Jennifer Jenson, Brian Lewis and Richard Smith
  • 5. Supporting technology versus instruction : divisions in policy and practice / Jennifer Jenson and Chloë Brushwood Rose
  • 6. Making better policies for learning technologies / Penny Milton and Robert Kennedy
  • 7. Bridging policy gaps between teaching and technology / Stan Shapson
  • Conclusion : learning from local needs / Jennifer Jenson and Chloë Brushwood Rose.

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