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Trinder, Ruth – ELT Journal, 2017
Due to the ready availability of new technologies, opportunities for the incidental as well as deliberate practice of English have multiplied and far exceed what can be done in more formal environments. Yet, despite the sizeable literature on the classroom-based use of specific digital resources, few studies have investigated how students evaluate…
Descriptors: Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Liu, Haixia; Lin, Chin-Hsi; Zhang, Dongbo – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Though pedagogical beliefs have been identified as critical factors in the success of technology integration, very few studies have included them in technology-adoption models. The present study revises the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by adding teachers' pedagogical beliefs, and tests the revised model among university-level…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Information Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers
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van de Laar, Mindel; Rehm, Martin; Achrekar, Shivani – Transformation in Higher Education, 2017
African PhD fellows who are interested in completing (part of) their research in Europe cannot always afford to leave their place of residency for prolonged periods of time. Yet, young researchers from African countries might be searching for particular guidance from experts in their field that might not be accessible in their home countries.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries
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Hotchkins, Bryan K. – Journal of Negro Education, 2017
This study examines how 12 Black student leaders apply transgenerational knowledge to pursue social change while attending a predominantly White institution. Findings indicated participants' used Black cultural beliefs as a source of pride concerning what it means to be Black and to create positive change on campus through engaging in activism. By…
Descriptors: African American Students, Racial Composition, Whites, College Environment
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Lau, Charles Q.; Baker, Melissa; Fiore, Andrew; Greene, Diana; Lieskovsky, Min; Matu, Kim; Peytcheva, Emilia – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
Survey researchers are increasingly concerned that the presence of other people (bystanders) may affect data quality in structured, face-to-face survey interviews. In this article, we study bystanders using data from 15,309 face-to-face surveys about technology from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala. Our analysis (1) describes the…
Descriptors: Surveys, Researchers, Information Technology, Correlation
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Gkotzos, Dimitrios – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2017
This article presents an effort to integrate the issues of climate change and children's rights into the Greek primary school curriculum through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The curriculum Act for Climate was developed through the lens of children's rights and with the support of a web-based learning environment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Childrens Rights, Climate
Rabogadi, Thulaganyo Arnold – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The World Economic Forum (WEF) found that Botswana's information and communication technology (ICT) networked readiness index (NRI) had declined from position 89 in 2012 to 104 in 2015. A decline in Botswana's ICT NRI resulted in a modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth increasing from 4.2% in 2012 to 5.0% in 2015. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Change Strategies, Staff Development, Capacity Building
Bennett, Patricia C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Technological standards appear to be needed in undergraduate nursing education, as existing research has yet to establish technological standards for undergraduate nursing students. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the lived experiences of senior nursing students with respect to their perceptions regarding exposure to and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Nursing Education, Technological Literacy, Phenomenology
Bradley, Sapora L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The increasing implementation of technology applications into the workplace has substantiated the need for adept professionals who can manage HR technology for employees and provide data about the organization. For some companies, these professionals are found within the human resources department. These information systems professionals combine…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Professional Personnel, Information Systems, Qualitative Research
Rebecca A. Dore; Jennifer M. Zosh; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek; Roberta M. Golinkoff – Grantee Submission, 2017
Digital media and electronic toys are changing the landscape of childhood. How does this change impact language learning? In this chapter, we explore potential alignment between six established principles of language and children's engagement with digital media and electronic toys. We argue that electronic toys and digital media are not solely…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Electronic Learning, Toys, Information Technology
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Majda Fiksl; Andrej Flogie; Boris Aberšek – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2017
For successful work in the classroom, it is important to create a positive climate and to involve students actively in the process of learning. The presented research focused on how the students perceived the classroom climate, and on their interest in the contents of the subject Science, Engineering and Technology (STE). 92 primary school sixth-…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Engineering Education, Comparative Analysis
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Guo, Xuan – English Language Teaching, 2016
The educational reform based on information technology at college has been paid high attention recently in China, which aims at using educational informatization to drive educational modernization and bringing online education into the reform and development strategy of the overall higher education. To promote the educational informatization is…
Descriptors: Action Research, College English, Information Technology, Online Courses
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Peters, Michael A.; Jandric, Petar; Irwin, Ruth; Locke, Kirsten; Devine, Nesta; Heraud, Richard; Gibbons, Andrew; Besley, Tina; White, Jayne; Forster, Daniella; Jackson, Liz; Grierson, Elizabeth; Mika, Carl; Stewart, Georgina; Tesar, Marek; Brighouse, Susanne; Arndt, Sonja; Lazaroiu, George; Mihaila, Ramona; Legg, Catherine; Benade, Leon – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2016
This article is concerned with developing a philosophical approach to a number of significant changes to academic publishing, and specifically the global journal knowledge system wrought by a range of new digital technologies that herald the third age of the journal as an electronic, interactive and mixed-media form of scientific communication.…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Organizations (Groups), Writing Processes, Collaborative Writing
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van Zyl, Sukie; Mentz, Elsa; Havenga, Marietjie – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
As part of curriculum changes in South Africa, an introductory programming language, Scratch, must first be taught before switching to the well-established teaching of Delphi. The nature of programming in Scratch is considerably different from that in Delphi. It was assumed that the teaching of Scratch as introductory programming language could…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming Languages, Teaching Methods, Guidelines
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Getenet, Seyum Tekeher; Beswick, Kim; Callingham, Rosemary – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
In Ethiopia, primary school teachers of science and mathematics are encouraged to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their teaching as a means to improve the quality of education. However, there has not been the same emphasis placed on providing professional learning opportunities for teachers on how to use ICT in their…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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