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Renigar, Paul G., Jr.; Waugh, Linda R. – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2018
While access to technology presents language learners with a view of the second language (L2) and culture that is very broad and current, foreign language curricula tend to be outdated and much narrower in scope, and they usually do not incorporate critical perspectives. Following the lead of researchers who seek to use education as a bottom-up…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Justice, Case Studies
Vlahakis, Robert – Computing Teacher, 1988
Reviews a classroom experience which used the computer simulation "Decisions, Decisions: Immigration" in a secondary school social studies class. Highlights include descriptions of the decision making process, rank ordering of priorities, political and social issues relating to immigration, and benefits of teaching the simulation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Political Issues
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Apple, Michael W. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discussion of the growth of technology in society focuses on political, economic, and ethical issues concerning technology in education. Highlights include technological needs of the economy; effects of technology on the job market and the labor force; the changing role of teachers; social imbalance and inequity; and social literacy. (31…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Economic Factors