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UNINA9910812665603321 |
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Autore |
Austin Roger, Dr. |
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Titolo |
Online learning and community cohesion : linking schools / / Roger Austin and William Hunter |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-10774-2 |
0-203-07438-6 |
1-135-10775-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (194 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in education ; ; 98 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Computer-assisted instruction |
Internet in education |
Community education |
Educational technology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Online Learning andCommunity Cohesion; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Communications Technologies and Positive Social Change; 2 Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and England: Conflict and History; 3 Israel: Connecting Cultures in Conflict; 4 England: Ethnic Diversity and Parallel Lives; 5 Europe: ICT, Union, Identity, and Diversity; 6 Canada: A Nation Built on Diversity; 7 The United States: Linking the Huddled Masses; 8 The Promise of Online Contact; Notes; References; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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National governments and multi-national institutions are spending unprecedented amounts of money on ICT on improving the overall quality of school learning, and schools are increasingly expected to prepare young people for a global economy in which inter-cultural understanding will be a priority. This book explores and analyzes the ways ICT has been used to promote citizenship and community cohesion in projects that link together schools in different parts of the world. It examines the theoretical framework behind such work and shows the impact of initiatives in the Middle East, Canada, the |
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