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Googlization(s) of Education: Intermediary Work Brokering Platform Dependence in Three National School Systems
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Niels Kerssens; T. Philip Nichols; Luci Pangrazio – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
The 'googlization' of education is emblematic of the growing power of private tech companies in schools across the globe, challenging education as a public good. While critical scholarship has started unpacking the ideological, pedagogical and economical logics underpinning Google's digital infrastructure in schools, we have little insight into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Corporations, Access to Information
Developing a Quality Curriculum in a Technological Era
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Twining, Peter; Butler, Deirdre; Fisser, Petra; Leahy, Margaret; Shelton, Chris; Forget-Dubois, Nadine; Lacasse, Michel – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
There is considerable rhetoric internationally around the need for national curricula to reflect the changes that are taking place in the world outside school. This raises questions about what a quality curriculum in a technological era should look like, and equally challenging issues about how to achieve the necessary changes in schooling in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, National Curriculum, Educational Quality, Influence of Technology
Evaluating Interactive Policy Making on Biotechnology: The Case of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
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Broerse, Jacqueline E. W.; de Cock Buning, Tjard; Roelofsen, Anneloes; Bunders, Joske F. G. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Public engagement is increasingly advocated and applied in the development and implementation of technological innovations. However, initiatives so far are rarely considered effective. There is a need for more methodological rigor and insight into conducive conditions. The authors developed an evaluative framework and assessed accordingly the…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Educational Technology, Policy Formation, Policy Analysis
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness. Summary
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education