Abstracts
Abstract
This paper presents some initial findings from a multi-year partnership project on the integration of technology into the Kenyan education system. Specifically, qualitative evidence is presented on how results and lessons learned from the partnership project can be generalized and used by other research teams and projects using other technology platforms. Grounded in the critical theory of educational technology and using methodological strategies on the intersections of critical discourse analysis and critical ethnography, this paper examines technology integration in Kenyan public schools using the Learning Toolkit+ developed at the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Keywords:
- Kenyan education,
- Technology platforms,
- LTK+
Résumé
Cet article présente certains résultats initiaux d'un projet de partenariat pluriannuel sur l'intégration de la technologie dans le système éducatif kenyan. Plus précisément, des preuves qualitatives sont présentées sur la façon dont les résultats et les leçons tirées du projet de partenariat peuvent être généralisés et utilisés par d'autres équipes de recherche et projets utilisant d'autres plateformes technologiques. Fondé sur la théorie critique de la technologie éducative et utilisant des stratégies méthodologiques à l'intersection de l'analyse critique du discours et de l'ethnographie critique, cet article examine l'intégration de la technologie dans les écoles publiques kenyanes à l'aide de la Trousse d'apprentissage+ développé au Centre d'études sur l'apprentissage et la performance de l'Université Concordia à Montréal, Canada.
Mots-clés :
- LTK+,
- éducation kenyane,
- plateformes technologiques
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