Educators' Perceptions of the Influence of Culture on Social Media Use in Education in Palestine

Autor/inn/en	Muhtaseb, Rami; Traxler, John; Scott, Howard
Titel	Educators' Perceptions of the Influence of Culture on Social Media Use in Education in Palestine
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18 (2023) 1, S.271-300 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Muhtaseb, Rami) ORCID (Traxler, John) ORCID (Scott, Howard)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1347-9008
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Influence of Technology; Culture; Decolonization; Arabs; Digital Literacy; Science Education; College Faculty; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Kultur; Dekolonisation; Entkolonialisierung; Arab; Araber; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Fakultät; Palästina
Abstract	The advance in employing digital technology in education is often accompanied by a dominance of Anglophone digital corporations and tools, and a dominance of Western models of education, resources, practices, and concepts. This influences many aspects of teaching and learning and causes ongoing threat to societies, cultures and communities outside the global and national mainstream, especially those that are small, marginal or fragile in terms of the preservation and enhancement of their own culture and institutions. This paper addresses these threats within the Palestinian context by reporting on a study that explored educators' perceptions of the influence of culture on social media use in education. The conceptual framework that guided this study includes theories of Connectivism such as Siemens' and theories of cultural dimensions such as Hofstede's'. The study used semi-structured interviews with 18 educators at three Palestinian educational institutions who apply different teaching modes. The findings reveal nine cultural aspects that influence educators' perceptions of social media and its use for educational purposes. They also demonstrate the influence of culture on some Connectivist practices in the Palestinian context. Other factors, such as the Israeli occupation were found to affect educators' practices and perceptions. The study reveals cultural aspects that are not included in Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions theory, and this serves to underline that Hofstede's cultural dimensions only provides a partial or incomplete understanding of how culture influences educational technology use in the Palestinian context. The study provides a foundation for future thinking about decolonizing research methods, developing modern pedagogies and appropriating some global concepts within the Arab context. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Asian Society of Open and Distance Education. 80-4 Minou Yamamoto Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka, 839-0826, Japan. e-mail: editor@asianjde.org; Web site: http://asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01