ERIC Number: EJ1171188
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Pedagogical Perspectives and Practices Reflected in Metaphors of Learning and Digital Learning of ICT Leaders
Blau, Ina; Grinberg, Ronen; Shamir-Inbal, Tamar
Computers in the Schools, v35 n1 p32-48 2018
This study examines the meaning attributed to the contribution of technology to pedagogical practices from the perspective of school ICT leaders. While previous studies use metaphors for bottom-up exploration, this study employs an innovative combination of bottom-up and top-down metaphor analysis based on two frameworks: (a) metaphors of general learning (Paavola, Lipponen, & Hakkarainen, 2004)--acquisition, participation, and knowledge creation, and (b) metaphors of digital learning (Shamir-Inbal & Blau, 2016)--toolbox, active player, creative mind, shared desktop, and inter-connected world. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 ICT leaders, including eight elementary school ICT coordinators and five regional ICT coordinators. All three metaphors of general learning and five digital learning metaphors were found in perspectives and pedagogical practices reported by the interviewees. However, the prevalence of each metaphor and the intersections of general and digital learning metaphors were quite different. The analysis based on metaphors shed light on the perspectives of ICT leaders regarding the meaning and nature of learning processes and on pedagogical practices in their schools.
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Influence of Technology, Semi Structured Interviews, Coordinators, Elementary Education, Administrator Surveys, Learning Processes, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Learning Activities, Educational Practices, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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