Technology Refusal

Authors

  • Steven Hodas University of Washington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v1n10.1993

Keywords:

Change, Cultural Influences, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Values

Abstract

Analyses of the deployment of technology in schools usually note its lack of impact on the day-to-day values and practices of teachers, administrators, and students. This is generally construed as an implementation failure, or as resulting from a temperamental shortcoming on the part of teachers or technologists. It is predicated on the tacit assumption that the technology itself is value-free. This paper proposes that technology is never neutral: that its values and practices must always either support or subvert those of the organization into which it is placed; and that the failures of technology to alter the look-and-feel of schools more generally results from a mismatch between the values of school organization and those embedded within the contested technology.

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Author Biography

Steven Hodas, University of Washington

Steven Hodas is now with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration.

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Published

1993-09-14

How to Cite

Hodas, S. (1993). Technology Refusal. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1, 10. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v1n10.1993

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