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Byker, Erik J. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014
The article's purpose is to compare case studies of computer technology use at two rural elementary schools across two international settings. This study uses the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) theory to guide this comparative investigation of how elementary school teachers and students in East Texas and South India construct meaning for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Elementary Schools, Rural Schools
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Sivakumar, Paramasivan Sethuraman; Parasar, Bibudha; Das, Raghu Nath; Anantharaman, Mathevanpillai – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: Information technology (IT) has tremendous potential for fostering grassroots development and the Indian government has created various capital-intensive computer networks to promote agricultural development. However, research studies have shown that information technology investments are not always translated into productivity gains due…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Computer Networks, Agriculture
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Kumar, M. Rajesh; Kumar, R. Krishna – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2008
The trend of using e-learning as a teaching tool is now rapidly expanding into education. Although e-learning environments are becoming popular there is minimal research on the impact of e-learning on the teachers. The purpose of this study is to develop a tool to measure the impact of e-learning on the teachers' of higher education in the Indian…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Teachers
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Subramaniam, Ganakumaran – International Education Studies, 2008
Researchers have theorized that cultural emphasis on education plays a major role in explaining Asian students' achievement. While Asian parents often view education as the main vehicle for upward social mobility, the social and cultural make-up of Asian societies and the context within which education is conducted in Asia often clash with the…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Asian Culture, Social Influences, Barriers
Sarsani, Mahender Reddy – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2007
Tremendous changes are taking place in the world which certainly influence the system of education, and teacher education too cannot remain immune to these global changes. Information Technology (IT] is affecting teachers, individuals and society. Digital learning has opened the doors of classrooms and made knowledge accessible even for those…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Computer Science Education