Discusses educational technology and critical theory through the theories of Focault on training, politics, and ethics, and Friere on emancipating education that liberates and empowers the oppressed of society. Technological empowerment is considered, including technological literacy and collaborative and group learning. (Contains 30 references.)…

Examines the evolving formulation of ethics within a feminist critique of educational equity. Topics discussed include the development of feminist ethical and educational concerns from the consciousness-raising movement of the 1970s; deconstruction; the feminist ethic of care and implications for educational technology; and ethical caring and…

Considers moral issues related to educational technology. Highlights include educational biotechnology; ways in which educational technology can be detrimental to educational achievement and is ecologically harmful; technology and morality; and pertinent philosophies, including Habermas' critical theory, Rorty's liberal ironist, and Barrett's…

Considers Canadian contributions to the philosophical basis of educational technology which have helped shape the model shifts now occurring in the field. Four individuals are highlighted: Harold Innis and his work on media; Marshall McLuhan, who built on Innis' work; Ursula Franklin and her philosophical analysis of technology; and Arthur Kroker.…

Discusses the role of education and technology in light of social justice and democratic principles. Topics addressed include technology as a medium for discourse; equal access to information; simulations and virtual reality; social learning; school reform and technology; and critical theory and educational technology. (Contains 13 references.)…

Considers educational technology in the context of the political and ethical nature of schooling, including the official discourse of schooling, social justice, and community; the contradictions and uncertainties of schooling based on postmodernism and modernist thinking; and a sociocultural perspective of schooling. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)

Examines the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and its implications for educational technology. Highlights include deconstruction and poststructuralism; the authority of text; spoken language and representation of thought; and an annotated bibliography that includes 41 sources of information. (LRW)

Offers comments on articles in this special issue relating to critical theory, deconstruction, and postmodernism as they affect educational technology. Topics discussed include the modernist, positivist approach to educational technology; systems theory and instructional design; evaluating media for stereotypes; and mastery learning. (LRW)

Discussion of educational technology focuses on the need for critical theory, including its cross-disciplinary aspects and sociopolitical beliefs and practices; the importance of criticism for educational technology, including questions of ethics and discourse; and recognizing contradictions. (Contains four references.) (LRW)

Provides an overview of computer-based training and education in Australia. Highlights include elementary and secondary schools; computer hardware; learning tools, including educational games and CD-ROMs; tertiary education, including Institutes of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and universities; the Australian workforce, including…

Discusses informatics policy in Brazilian public schools. Topics addressed include technological dependency; a national informatics policy for education; programed instruction versus discovery learning; the use of LOGO; and the need to change the model of education to create learning environments. (Contains 10 references.) (LRW)

Discussion of computers and informatics in Bulgaria focuses on educational computing. Highlights include national goals and objectives; microcomputers in secondary schools, including vocational schools; resources for educational computing, including retraining teachers, financial support, and the role of higher education institutions in developing…

Examines the impact of computers on Chilean education. Topics discussed include the Chilean educational system; the integration of computers in private schools; leadership; and results of a survey that characterized the use of computers in 1,604 schools, including socioeconomic levels of students, types of computers and software, and computer…

Discussion of computers and new information technology in developing countries focuses on China. Highlights include information technology as a tool for national development or as a tool for dependency; Chinese informatics policy; computers in Chinese secondary education; the development of educational software; teacher training; and computer…

Discusses information technology (IT) in member countries of the European Community. Topics addressed include IT in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools; activities sponsored by the European Community relating to IT in schools; IT projects; IT in postsecondary education and training; and future plans. (Contains 15 references.) (LRW)