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Sarah Lambert; Faris Nur Khulafa; Kim Chi Vu; Joe Gauld; Adhitya Amarulloh; Almizar Dharmazi; Elizabeth Duyao; Paravuth Hem; Ei Thinzar Kyaw; Yixin Tan – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2024
For decades, the field of educational technology (ed-tech) has been characterised by overoptimism and lofty promises that often fail to materialise. This research investigates the narrative claims or hype of ed-tech across diverse education contexts in seven Asian-Pacific countries. It uses a qualitative meta-analysis of research reports developed…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Attitudes, Influence of Technology, Schools of Education
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Brown, Abbie; Green, Tim – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2021
Comprised of four sections, Overall Developments, Corporate Training and Development, Higher Education, and K-12 Education, this chapter synthesizes the findings of major annual reports, including the Association for Talent Development's "2019 State of the Industry" (Ho, M. 2019 state of the industry: Talent development benchmarks and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Design
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Saxena, Anoop – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
Teachers in many schools struggle to integrate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as part of their teaching practice. Among the issues faced by teachers when attempting to integrate ICT into their classrooms are gaps in ICT knowledge and skills, lack of training and inadequate support and scaffolding. Other issues include inability to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Technological Literacy
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Byker, Erik – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2014
As India aspires to emerge as the information and communication technology (ICT) leader among the knowledge-based societies, it does so with the education of children as a primary concern. With the passage and enforcement of the "2009 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act" (RTE), the Indian government has affirmed its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Literature Reviews
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Kim, Young Sek – Educational Gerontology, 2008
By searching the keywords of "older adult" and "computer" in ERIC, Academic Search Premier, and PsycINFO, this study reviewed 70 studies published after 1990 that address older adults' computer learning and usage. This study revealed 5 prominent themes among reviewed literature: (a) motivations and barriers of older adults' usage of computers, (b)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Computers, Access to Computers
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Abbiss, Jane – Gender and Education, 2008
A review of the international research literature pertaining to gender and information technology (IT) schooling reveals changing ideas about what constitutes a gender problem. Much of the literature is concerned with gender differences in computer uses and interests and perceived disadvantages accruing to females as a result of these differences.…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Information Technology, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
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Garthwait, Abigail; Weller, Herman G. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2005
Maine was the first state to put laptops in the hands of an entire grade of students. This interpretive case study of two middle school science-math teachers was driven by the general question: Given ubiquitous computing, how do teachers use computers in constructing curriculum and delivering instruction? Specifically, the researchers sought to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Middle School Teachers