Spring Education Networks

Power, Wealth, Cyberspace, and the Digital Mind
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-58343-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education

Education Networks is a critical analysis of the emerging intersection among the global power elite, information and communication technology, and schools. Joel Spring documents and examines the economic and political interests and forces —including elite networks, the for-profit education industry, data managers, and professional educators — that are pushing the use of ICT for online instruction, test preparation and tutoring, data management, instructional software packages, and more, and looks closely at the impact this is having on schools, students, and learning.

Making a distinction between "mind" (as socially constructed) and "brain" (as a physiological entity), Spring draws on recent findings from comparative psychology on the possible effects of ICT on the social construction of the minds of students and school managers, and from neuroscience regarding its effect on students’ brains. Throughout, the influence of elite networks and powerful interest groups is linked to what is happening to children in classrooms. In conclusion Spring offers bold suggestions to change the course of the looming technological triumph of ICT in the "brave new world" of schooling.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spring, Joel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Chapter 1 The Digital Mind, Superclass Networks and Education

Chapter 2 Shadow Elites, Global Networks, and the Education Industry

Chapter 3 Educational Policies and ICT: Superclass and Shadow Elites

Chapter 4 Educators Embrace Gaming and Online Instruction

Chapter 5 The Digital Minds and Brains of Students

Chapter 6 Political Education and Liberation Technology

Chapter 7 Schools of Tomorrow: The Effect of Technological Evolution

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joel Spring is Professor of Education, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His acclaimed work in Educational Policy Studies involves the application of history, sociology, economics, political science, and philosophy to the analysis of national and global school programs. He is the author of over twenty scholarly books and textbooks on these topics.