New directions in social education research : the influence of technology and globalization on the lives of students

• Other Authors: Maguth, Brad M., 1980- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2012]
• Series: Research in social education.
• Subjects: International education.; Education and globalization.; Students > Effect of technological innovations on.; Education > Aims & Objectives.; Philosophy and theory of education.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614578
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-003-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps

Through rapid developments in commerce, transportation and communication, people once separated by space, language and politics are now interwoven into a complex global system (Friedman, 2005). With the rise of new technology, local populations, businesses and states are better equipped to participa...

Table of Contents:

• List of contributors. Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Introduction: Understanding the influence of globalization and technology on students' learning / Brad M. Maguth
• Section I. Research contexts: Globalization, technology, and students
• Chapter 1. Using technology to support relational cosmopolitanism for social education / Mark Baildon and James Damico
• Chapter 2. Creating spaces beyond schools for global citizenship education / William Gaudelli and David Donaldson
• Section II. Going global: Research on technology and global learning
• Chapter 3. Developing global citizens: Secondary students' experiences with icons / John P. Myers
• Chapter 4. Fostering global citizenship from a spatial perspective with geospatial technology / Eui-Kyung Shin
• Chapter 5. Supporting student/teacher collaboration and global understanding through a technology rich project: Global learning initiative project (glip) / Candy Beal, Lori Holcomb, and John Lee
• Chapter 6. Global education as a catalyst for social change / Michael Furdyk and Sean Keith
• Chapter 7. Using photovoice to promote global advocacy: A review of projects with the potential to connect local and global civic engagement / Sarah Mathews
• Section III. Research: Moving the field forward
• Chapter 8. The role of the teacher and technology innovations in professional development: Toward a scalable and sustained global education / Edwin H. Gragert
• Chapter 9. Exploring the relationships between global connectivity and the development of student empathy / Laurence Peters
• Chapter 10. Great, they're gonna invade second life now: Technology, bias, and global education / Richard Voithofer and Brad A. Henry
• About the editor.