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Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for one-to-one technology use in schools: Implications for initial teacher education
Date
2020
Abstract
Set against the backdrop of a succession of educational technology policies in Ireland, influenced by international discourses, this study aimed to explore how Irish pre-service teachers justify the use of mobile technologies in schools. In order to achieve this, 23 pre service teachers were presented with a vignette that asked them to justify the use of a one-to one tablet initiative in school. The research found that pre-service teachers tended to justify the initiative, as they saw the increasing technification of schools and society as an inevitable process. In addition, they presented pragmatic reasons for using the technology rather than highlighting their educational/pedagogic value. This study points to the need to challenge pre-service teachers’ innovation-centric and techno-centric attitudes towards technology use. It also highlights the need for teacher educators, as a whole, to take a more active role in addressing this issue in teacher education programmes
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peer-reviewed
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Taylor & Francis - Routledge
Citation
Technology, Pedagogy and Education;29 (4), pp. 477-490
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/