Sociotechnical Narratives in Rural, High-Poverty Elementary Schools: Comparative Findings from East Texas and South India

Autor/in	Byker, Erik J.
Titel	Sociotechnical Narratives in Rural, High-Poverty Elementary Schools: Comparative Findings from East Texas and South India
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 10 (2014) 2, S.29-40 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Poverty; Elementary Schools; Rural Schools; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Cross Cultural Studies; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Social Theories; Educational Technology; Computer Literacy; Computer Uses in Education; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Public Schools; Grade 5; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; India; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Armut; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Gesellschaftstheorie; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkenntnisse; Computernutzung; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Indien
Abstract	The article's purpose is to compare case studies of computer technology use at two rural elementary schools across two international settings. This study uses the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) theory to guide this comparative investigation of how elementary school teachers and students in East Texas and South India construct meaning for computer technology. Building off of SCOT theory, the article also introduces the term, "sociotechnical narratives" as part of the analysis of the meaningful descriptions of ways that social groups use tools in relationship to their wider social context. The article found that even though the two settings, East Texas and Rural Karnataka, are about as far apart geographically as they are culturally, similar sociotechnical narrative emerged. The sociotechnical narrative includes: (1) A shared hope in the opportunity and possibilities with computer technology, (2) the development of literacy skills, and (3) similarity in knowledge tasks for the future. The study's comparative research design provides greater depth in analyzing the meaning and uses for computer technology among students and teachers in rural, high-poverty areas across international contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01