Adaptation and avoidance: Observations of teachers' reactions to technology in the classroom
(2003) Adaptation and avoidance: Observations of teachers' reactions to technology in the classroom . Change: Transformations in Education 6(1):pp. 81-96.
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Abstract
This paper reports and reflects upon the observed behaviours of teachers during the conduct of a large-scale telecommunications project. While teacher behaviours were not the focus of the project, they quickly became an exogenous force on the environment which could not be ignored. This paper is drawn from field notes which revealed a pattern of success and frustration, of adaptation and avoidance as those concerned dealt with the subjective and logistical changes in their lives and in their teaching practice. The story told here is about the complexity of change, and the struggles faced by individuals in coming to terms personally and professionally with externally-imposed change.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| RM Number: | 2004000893 |
| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | teacher professional development, ICT, technophobia |
| Subjects: | 330000 Education |
| ID Code: | 8083 |
| Deposited By: | Lloyd, Margaret |
| Deposited On: | 13 June 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www-faculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/projects/change/information.html |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2003 Faculty of Education, University of Sydney |
| Copyright Statement: | : Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher : This journal is available online. |