ICT-supported innovations in small countries and developing regions : perspectives and recommendations for international education /: perspectives and recommendations for international education. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian A. Lubin, editor.
• Editors: Lubin, Ian A
• Contents: ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Part I: Introduction. Theoretical and Methodological Insights""; ""Chapter 1: Global Forces, Local Needs, and ICT-Supported Innovations in Small Countries and Developing Regions: Overcoming the Misalignment. An Editorial Introduction""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Small Countries and Developing Regions""; ""2.1 The Big Deal with Being Small""; ""3 Classifying Small Developing Countries and Regions""; ""3.1 Political Independence and Sovereignty""; ""3.2 Comparing Income Categorization"" ""3.3 Comparing Economic Base and Growth Potential""""3.4 Comparing Infrastructure and Capital""; ""4 Aligning Local Needs with Global Priorities in ICT for Education""; ""4.1 Mass Diffusion of ICT for Education: International Transfer of Technological Innovation""; ""4.2 Making Educational Provision a Matter of Quality, Equality, and Equitability""; ""4.3 International Partnerships Supporting Local Curricula Needs and Interests""; ""5 Concluding Remarks""; ""References"" ""Chapter 2: The Research Agenda for Technology, Education, and Development: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead""""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 The Existing Knowledge Base""; ""1.2 State-of-the-Art Reviews""; ""1.3 First and Second-Order Meta-analyses""; ""1.4 Learning from What Works in Developing Countries""; ""1.5 Summing Up: A Weak Knowledge Base that Does Not Factor in Pedagogy""; ""2 What Should Be the Fundamental Research Question?""; ""2.1 Advancing a Comprehensive Approach to Examine Technology Effects in Education""; ""3 An Agenda for the Future""; ""4 Concluding Remarks"" ""1 Introduction""""2 Small States in Latin America and the Caribbean""; ""2.1 Geography""; ""2.2 History""; ""2.3 Population""; ""2.4 Economic Development""; ""2.5 Literacy Rate""; ""2.6 Internet Access""; ""3 Policies and Implementation of ICT in the Curriculum""; ""3.1 Nature of the ICT Curriculum Policies""; ""3.2 Implementation: General Challenges""; ""3.3 Implementation: Challenges that Are Acute for Small States""; ""3.4 Tackling Challenges Through Partnership and International Support""; ""4 Country Case Studies""; ""4.1 Costa Rica""; ""4.2 Suriname""
• Publisher Details: Weisbaden, Germany : Springer VS
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.334; Education; Computer-assisted instruction; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; Computer-assisted instruction; Education -- Comparative; Education -- Educational Psychology; Education; Teaching skills & techniques; Education -- Computers & Technology; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319676579; 3319676571
• Related ISBNs: 9783319676562
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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