How is technology seen in young people’s visions of future education systems?

Sheehy, K. and Bucknall, S. (2008). How is technology seen in young people’s visions of future education systems? Learning, Media and Technology, 33(2) pp. 101–114.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439880802097642

Abstract

This research captured the views of young people regarding their views of ‘how learning should be in the future’. Four focus groups were run with different groups of school-age pupils. The ways in which technology was seen within these discussions were analysed. The findings noted that the explicit use of technological innovations, and predicted innovations, was rarely seen as having a significant impact on learning, rather that the technology was used in line with the models of learning derived from the participant’s best current experiences of learning and education. Technology was, therefore, seen as something which could make current learning practices more efficient but did not transform the learning process.

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• Item ORO ID
• 8616
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1743-9884
• Extra Information
• Moved to repository WM 11/06/08
• Keywords
• futures; focus groups; technology; pedagogy; education
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood and Youth
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport > Childhood, Youth and Sport
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS)
• Research Group
• Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
  Childhood Youth and Sport Group (CYSG)
• Depositing User
• Kieron Sheehy