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ICT for Education, Development, and Social Justice

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This book explores the role of ICT in education, development, and social justice globally. It presents case studies on using ICT for sustainable development and social change. Objectives include an...
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  • 17 February 2009
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This volume provides examples of current developments on the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice within an international context. Chapters draw on advanced contemporary thinking from scholars and practitioners in the field to present case studies of how ICT can be used to promote sustainable development and social justice. Social justice is understood in a wide sense as the pursuit of democracy, justice and development in the struggle against any form of oppression; it is within this context that ICT is explored as a tool for social change. The objectives of this book are: - To analyze the philosophical, historical, political, and cultural backgrounds and contexts that are constitutive of contemporary challenges and tensions in the role of ICT for education, development, and social justice around the world; - To appreciate the contextual and international dimensions of the tensions and challenges faced by educators around the world and contribute to ongoing efforts to sketch a vision for addressing their needs; - To explore ways in which ICT in education can promote social justice and contribute toward sustaining communities around the world
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Price: $110.00
Pages: 280
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Information Age Publishing
Series: Current Perspectives on Applied Information Technologies
Publication Date: 17 February 2009
ISBN: 9781607520221
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL), Social discrimination and social justice
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Part I. Overview.
Chapter 1. ICT for Development: Challenges and Possibilities; Charalambos Vrasidas, Michalinos Zembylas, and Gene V. Glass.
Chapter 2. ICT for Education, Development, and Social Justice: Some Theoretical Issues; Michalinos Zembylas.
Part II. ICT for Development.
Chapter 3. E-Hopes and Public Education in Latin America; Gustavo E. Fischman and José Luis Ramírez Romero.
Chapter 4. The Expansion of Higher Education in the Developing World: The Contribution of Distance Education; Sir John Daniel.
Chapter 5. Role of ICT in Bridging the Digital Divide in a High-Poverty School District; Amy S. C. Leh, Lee Grafton, and Sylvester Robertson.
Chapter 6. Is There a Role for Information and Communications Technologies in the Education and Development of Disadvantaged Rural Communities? Tom Power, Kimberley Porteus, Brian Ramadiro, Nomakholwa Tshume, Shumi Makalema, and Rhodri Thomas.
Chapter 7. Open Resources for Sustainable Education; Marina Stock McIsaac and António Moreira.
Part III. ICT for Inclusion.
Chapter 8. Mobile Technologies: Current Practices, Future Possibilities; Tom Power and James Sankale.
Chapter 9. The Digital Divide in Disability and Education; Jason Brent Ellis, Carla Abreu-Ellis, and Amber Ricker.
Chapter 10. School–Community ICT-Mediated Linkages: The Southeast Asian Experience; Cher Ping Lim and John Hedberg.
Part IV. ICT for Cultural Understandings.
Chapter 11. Online Gaming: Building Bridges that Enhance Cultural Understandings; Mary A. Kayler, Debra Sprague, and Chris Dede.
Chapter 12. Computer-Supported Collaborative Intercultural Education: Creating Bridges for Palestinians and Jews in Conflict; Zvi Bekerman and Gabriel Horenczyk.
Chapter 13. ICT for Peace and Reconciliation: Constraints and Possibilities in Cambodia and Tibet; Edward J. Brantmeier and Jayson W. Richardson.
Chapter 14. Social Networking Applications, Social Justice, and Multicultural Understanding; Carrie O'Connor and Rebecca Skulnick.