Information and Communication Technologies in International Education: A Canadian Policy Analysis

Autor/in	Aucoin, Robert C.
Titel	Information and Communication Technologies in International Education: A Canadian Policy Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 6 (2011) 4, S.1-11 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-5062
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; International Education; Access to Education; Policy Analysis; Higher Education; Global Approach; Knowledge Economy; Poverty; Disadvantaged; Access to Computers; Capacity Building; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Internationale Erziehung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Politikfeldanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Armut; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	The rhetoric surrounding the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in international education speaks of providing education access for all. However, an examination of actual policies reveals an emphasis not on creating an educated population, but on improving economic opportunities using discourses such as globalization, knowledge economy, and knowledge society. This emphasis creates an imbalance in opportunities for using ICTs in education and presents challenges for international educators. This paper discusses the Canadian International Development Agency's report, "CIDA's Strategy on Knowledge for Development through Information and Communication Technologies", as an example of how rhetoric does not always meet reality. The paper concludes with four simple recommendations for good ICT practice in developing contexts. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10