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7. Understanding Technology Integration Failures in Education: The Need for Zero-Order Barriers

Authors : Ilias Karasavvidis, Vassilis Kollias

Published in: Reforms and Innovation in Education

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Abstract

The idea that technology would revolutionize the classroom has a century-long history. Western world classrooms have experienced successive technology waves such as radio, film, and television (Cuban 1986). The availability of personal computers in the early 1980s marked the beginning of the computer era, leading to the widespread introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) in educational systems. For the past three and a half decades, educational reformers have attempted to transform education through technology without much success. This failure is characterized by two main dimensions: extent of use and type of use.

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Title
Understanding Technology Integration Failures in Education: The Need for Zero-Order Barriers
Authors
Ilias Karasavvidis
Vassilis Kollias
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Reforms and Innovation in Education

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-60245-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-60246-2

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60246-2_7

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