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Huttunen, Rauno; Kakkori, Leena – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
It is clear that we have to do something in our time concerning global warming yet before we can actually change the world, we must first understand our world. According to Heidegger, technology itself is not good or bad, but the problem is, that technological thinking (calculative thinking) has become the only form of thinking. Heidegger saw that…
Descriptors: Climate, Educational History, Criticism, Social Change
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Haugsbakk, Geir – Education Inquiry, 2013
The article offers a comparative perspective on how educational policy is influenced by two key phenomena that sent something akin to shockwaves through the Western world, and that in both cases highlighted basic deficiencies within the school system. The case of Norway and Sweden in particular, as well as the role of new technology, is examined.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education
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Waks, Leonard J. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2011
This article critiques the report of President Obama's taskforce on educational technology, "Transforming American Education". It calls into question the claims of the authors that the proposed policy is "revolutionary", and then offers a point-by-point comparison between the report's recommendations and those derived from a perspective taking…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Educational Change
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Plucker, Jonathan Alan; Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Anne T. – Gifted and Talented International, 2010
This article presents the authors' response to Hisham B. Ghassib's article entitled "Where Does Creativity Fit into a Productivist Industrial Model of Knowledge Production?" The authors focus on one aspect of Ghassib's (2010) analysis of creativity and knowledge production in the sciences--specifically, the influence of technology on changing…
Descriptors: Creativity, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Reader Response