Information and communication technology and education: meaningful change through teacher agency
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Chapter Title | Information and communication technology and education: meaningful change through teacher agency |
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Book Chapter Category | Textbook (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Second handbook of information technology in primary and secondary education |
Authors | Albion, Peter (Author) and Tondeur, Jo (Author) |
Editors | Voogt, Joke, Knezek, Gerald, Christensen, Rhonda and Lai, Kwok-Wing |
Edition | 2nd edition |
Page Range | 1-16 |
Series | Springer International Handbooks of Education |
Chapter Number | 7 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISBN | 9783319538037 |
ISSN | 2197-1951 |
2197-196X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53803-7_25-2 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-53803-7 |
Abstract | The quality of teachers is a very strong influence on the quality of education. In an era when societies and technologies are changing rapidly, both the nature of the education that is appropriate and the means available for its delivery are also changing rapidly. Hence, if teachers are to contribute to the ongoing transforma- tion of societies by transforming education through the use of technologies, they will need to engage in personal transformation through ongoing learning. The wide variety of contexts in which teachers work with differing resources, the variability in their prior learning and in the needs of learners, the rapid changes in technologies, and the shifting expectations of society make it impossible for central authorities to prescribe educational experiences that will be suitable for all circumstances. Teachers must be empowered to practice their profession by orchestrating resources and activities to match educational provision to learners’ needs. Recognizing the agency of teachers as professionals is essential to enlisting them as contributors to the ongoing transformation of education through application of ICT. This chapter addresses the essential role of teacher agency in the transformation of teachers and the education systems in which they work. |
Keywords | teacher agency, professional development, professional learning community, educational transformation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
Vrije University Brussels, Belgium | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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