Knowledge Development and Social Change Through Technology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Knowledge Development and Social Change Through Technology write by Elayne Coakes. This book was released on 2011. Knowledge Development and Social Change Through Technology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book reviews practices that lead to social and organizational change and how these practices are influenced by technology"--Provided by publisher.
Technology and Innovation for Social Change
Technology and Innovation for Social Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Technology and Innovation for Social Change write by Satyajit Majumdar. This book was released on 2014-12-04. Technology and Innovation for Social Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tension exists between technologists and social thinkers because of the impact technology and innovation have on social values and norms, which is often viewed as damaging to the cultural fabric of a nation or society. Since the global business environment is the context in which implementation of technology and innovation takes place, it is widely accepted as the major reason for such conflicts. In this backdrop, this edited book integrates independent research from across the globe. It deals with the nature and significance of technology, innovation and social change as well as the relationships between them, and discusses the significance of social entrepreneurship from social innovation and technology perspectives. Research areas covered are related to the development and deployment of technology, innovation and knowledge in social change, capabilities of institutions, models, role of government and corporate social responsibility and community involvement. Multiple aspects of social change are discussed in the context of India, Mexico, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Nigeria and other African countries. But society does not silently accept technologically enforced changes; sometimes technology is seen as an enemy of inclusive growth and for many, economic development is an anti-thesis of social change. Selected case studies on sector-specific technologies, such as the use of genetically modified seeds in agriculture, which has impacted the market and society, are critically analyzed to develop insights into the adoption of technology and its impact. At the same time it examines policy related issues, without any bias in favor of, or against, a specific technology.
Mobile Technology and Social Transformations
Mobile Technology and Social Transformations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mobile Technology and Social Transformations write by Stefanie Felsberger. This book was released on 2021-05-03. Mobile Technology and Social Transformations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book investigates the ways in which the mobile telephone has transformed societies around the world, bringing both opportunities and challenges. At a time when knowledge and truth are increasingly contested, the book asks how mobile technology has changed the ways in which people create, disseminate, and access knowledge. Worldwide, mobile internet access has surpassed desktop access, and it is estimated that by 2022 there will be AN excess of 6 billion mobile phone users in the world. This widespread proliferation raises all sorts of questions around who creates knowledge, how is that knowledge shared and proliferated, and what are the structural political, economic, and legal conditions in which knowledge is accessed. The practices and power dynamics around mobile technologies are location specific. They look different depending on whether one chooses to highlight the legal, social, political, or economic context. Bringing together scholars, journalists, activists and practitioners from around the world, this book embraces this complexity, providing a multifaceted picture that acknowledges the tensions and contradictions surrounding accessing knowledge through mobile technologies. With case studies from Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Syria, Egypt, Botswana, Brazil, and the US, this book provides an important account of the changing nature of our access to knowledge, and is key reading for students, researchers, activists and policy makers with an interest in technology and access to knowledge, communication, social transformation, and global development.
Technology and Social Change
Technology and Social Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Technology and Social Change write by Harvey Russell Bernard. This book was released on 1987. Technology and Social Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Learning Futures
Learning Futures - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Learning Futures write by Keri Facer. This book was released on 2011-03-29. Learning Futures available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the twenty-first century, educators around the world are being told that they need to transform education systems to adapt young people for the challenges of a global digital knowledge economy. Too rarely, however, do we ask whether this future vision is robust, achievable or even desirable, whether alternative futures might be in development, and what other possible futures might demand of education. Drawing on ten years of research into educational innovation and socio-technical change, working with educators, researchers, digital industries, students and policy-makers, this book questions taken-for-granted assumptions about the future of education. Arguing that we have been working with too narrow a vision of the future, Keri Facer makes a case for recognizing the challenges that the next two decades may bring, including: the emergence of new relationships between humans and technology the opportunities and challenges of aging populations the development of new forms of knowledge and democracy the challenges of climate warming and environmental disruption the potential for radical economic and social inequalities. This book describes the potential for these developments to impact critical aspects of education – including adult-child relationships, social justice, curriculum design, community relationships and learning ecologies. Packed with examples from around the world and utilising vital research undertaken by the author while Research Director at the UK’s Futurelab, the book helps to bring into focus the risks and opportunities for schools, students and societies over the coming two decades. It makes a powerful case for rethinking the relationship between education and social and technological change, and presents a set of key strategies for creating schools better able to meet the emerging needs of their students and communities. An important contribution to the debates surrounding educational futures, this book is compelling reading for all of those, including educators, researchers, policy-makers and students, who are asking the question 'how can education help us to build desirable futures for everyone in the context of social and technological change?'
