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Publication Date: 2005-Nov
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Why We All Want It to Work: Towards a Culturally Based Model for Technology and Educational Change
Kerr, Stephen T.
British Journal of Educational Technology, v36 n6 p1005-1016 Nov 2005
This paper explores reasons why the use of technology in education may be so attractive to so many people. Two emerging perspectives--memetics, and the social history of technology--are explored, and a typology of technology-as-cultural-tool is presented. Finally, implications of these ideas for educational change are considered.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Social History, Educational Technology, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Influences, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education
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