Education Networks is a critical analysis of the emerging
intersection among the global power elite, information and
communication technology, and schools. Joel Spring documents and
examines the economic and political interests and forces
--including elite networks, the for-profit education industry, data
managers, and professional educators -- that are pushing the use of
ICT for online instruction, test preparation and tutoring, data
management, instructional software packages, and more , and looks
closely at the impact this is having on schools, students, and
learning. Making a distinction between "mind" (as
socially constructed) and "brain" (as a physiological
entity), Spring draws on recent findings from comparative
psychology on the possible effects of ICT on the social
construction of the minds of students and school managers, and from
neuroscience regarding its effect on students' brains.
Throughout, the influence of elite networks and powerful interest
groups is linked to what is happening to children in classrooms. In
conclusion Spring offers bold suggestions to change the course of
the looming technological triumph of ICT in the "brave new
world" of schooling.
Joel Spring is Professor of Education, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His acclaimed work in Educational Policy Studies involves the application of history, sociology, economics, political science, and philosophy to the analysis of national and global school programs. He is the author of over twenty scholarly books and textbooks on these topics.
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Preface Chapter 1 The Digital Mind Superclass Networks and Education Chapter 2 Shadow Elites Global Networks and the Education Industry Chapter 3 Educational Policies and ICT: Superclass and Shadow Elites Chapter 4 Educators Embrace Gaming and Online Instruction Chapter 5 The Digital Minds and Brains of Students Chapter 6 Political Education and Liberation Technology Chapter 7 Schools of Tomorrow: The Effect of Technological Evolution Index
