Using Activity Theory to Analyse Contradictions in English Teachers' Technology Integration

Autor/inn/en	Marwan, Ardi; Sweeney, Trudy
Titel	Using Activity Theory to Analyse Contradictions in English Teachers' Technology Integration
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28 (2019) 2, S.115-125 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0119-5646
DOI	10.1007/s40299-018-0418-x
Schlagwörter	Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Technology Integration; Decision Making; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; School Administration; Educational Technology; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Theories; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Theory; Theorie; Indonesien
Abstract	This paper reports on a qualitative research project investigating the integration of technology by three English teachers in a public secondary school in Indonesia. Third generation activity theory and Engeström and Sannino's (J Organ Change Manag 24(3):368-387, 2011) methodological framework for the identification and analysis of different types of discursive manifestations of contradictions are used to identify tensions within and between the activity systems of the teachers and school management related to the expectation that teachers make use of the school's investment in technology. Four types of contradictions are identified: a dilemma related to teachers' perceived value and use of technology for personal and professional purposes; a conflict focused on the support required for teachers' technology integration; a conflict related to teachers' workload and a critical conflict related to the silencing of teachers in decision making. The identification of these contradictions highlights the necessity for policy makers, school leaders, teachers and the research community to work collaboratively to ensure that students have opportunities to use technology for their social, civic and economic well-being. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01