03433oam 2200721I 450 991081266560332120240314010350.01-135-10774-20-203-07438-61-135-10775-010.4324/9780203074381 (CKB)2670000000390364(EBL)1251042(OCoLC)852758596(SSID)ssj0000918478(PQKBManifestationID)11505046(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918478(PQKBWorkID)10895191(PQKB)10863196(MiAaPQ)EBC1251042(Au-PeEL)EBL1251042(CaPaEBR)ebr10731933(CaONFJC)MIL503892(OCoLC)856567227(FINmELB)ELB133101(EXLCZ)99267000000039036420180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOnline learning and community cohesion linking schools /Roger Austin and William Hunter1st ed.New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (194 p.)Routledge research in education ;98Routledge research in education ;98Description based upon print version of record.1-138-37686-8 0-415-51028-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexNational 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, theRoutledge Research in EducationComputer-assisted instructionCross-cultural studiesInternet in educationCross-cultural studiesCommunity educationCross-cultural studiesEducational technologyCross-cultural studiesComputer-assisted instructionInternet in educationCommunity educationEducational technology371.33/4Austin RogerDr.,1712796Hunter William824104MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812665603321Online learning and community cohesion4105247UNINA