A Historical Materialist Analysis of the Debate in Swedish Print Media on Mobile Phones in School Settings

Autor/in	Ott, Torbjörn
Titel	A Historical Materialist Analysis of the Debate in Swedish Print Media on Mobile Phones in School Settings
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 6 (2014) 2, S.1-14 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-8647
DOI	10.4018/ijmbl.2014040101
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Newspapers; Public Opinion; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; History; Conflict; Political Issues; Ownership; Legislation; Teaching Methods; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Telekommunikationstechnik; Newspaper; Zeitung; Öffentliche Meinung; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Konflikt; Politischer Faktor; Eigentum; Gesetzgebungslehre; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schweden
Abstract	The use of mobile phones for teaching and learning in schools has been a controversial matter. In this paper the debate in two Swedish newspapers on the use of mobile phones in schools is analysed using a historical materialist framework. The results are discussed in relation to contemporary research on mobile learning. The analysis reveals that the debate has been a consequence of a conflict of control of the process of learning in schools. Statements from the stakeholders in the debate indicate that it primarily has been a conflict between those who rule school, the legislators, and those who are ruled, the school staff and the pupils. Knowledge of this could contribute to the understanding of difficulties occurring when implementing a mobile learning concept in the educational system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01