The Politics of Education and Technology: Conflicts, Controversies, and Connections - Paperback

by N. Selwyn (Editor), K. Facer (Editor)

This book examines the struggles over technology's use in education, digging into what the purpose of education is, how we should achieve it, who the stakeholders are, and whose voices win out. Drawing on theoretical and empirical work, it lays bare the messy realities of technology use in education and their implications for contemporary society.

Author Biography

Andrew Feenberg, Simon Fraser University, Canada Andrew Hope, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Ben Williamson, University Of Exeter, UK Chris Bigum, Griffith University, Australia Edward Hamilton, Capilano University, Canada Els Kuiper, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ines Dussel, Latin American School Of Social Sciences, Unesco, Argentina Julian Sefton-Green, London School Of Economics, UK Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Leonie Rowan, Griffith University, Australia Matthew Allen, Curtin University, Australia Norm Friesen, Thompson Rivers University, Canada Patricia Ferrante, Latin American School Of Social Sciences, Unesco, Argentina Richard Hall, De Montfort University, UK Sarah Lewthwaite, University Of Nottingham, UK Timothy Rudd, University Of Brighton, UK