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Teachers' Perception Of Social Justice In Mathematics Classrooms, Ram Krishna Panthi, Bal Chandra Luitel, Shashidhar Belbase Feb 2018

Teachers' Perception Of Social Justice In Mathematics Classrooms, Ram Krishna Panthi, Bal Chandra Luitel, Shashidhar Belbase

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The purpose of this study was to explore mathematics teachers' perception of social justice in mathematics classrooms. We applied interpretive qualitative method for data collection, analysis, and interpretation through iterative process. We administered in-depth semi-structured interviews to capture the perceptions of three mathematics teachers about social justice in mathematics classroom at three public secondary schools in Kathmandu. We carried out multiple layers of thematic analysis and interpretation of the narratives from the interview data. Altogether five themes on perception of social justice emerged from the analysis of the data. These themes were associated with - equality, equity, fairness, social process, …


Student Attitudes Towards Technology And Their Preferences For Learning Tools/Devices At Two Universities In The Uae, Matthew Andrew, Jennifer Taylorson, Donald J. Langille, Aimee Grange, Norman Williams Jan 2018

Student Attitudes Towards Technology And Their Preferences For Learning Tools/Devices At Two Universities In The Uae, Matthew Andrew, Jennifer Taylorson, Donald J. Langille, Aimee Grange, Norman Williams

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© Journal of information Technology Education Research 2018. Aim/Purpose The purpose of this study was to survey student opinions about technology in order to best implement and utilize technology in the classroom. In this paper, technology refers to 'digital technology'. The aims of this study were to: (1) examine student attitudes towards technology in regards to enjoyment and per-ceived usefulness; (2) investigate what tools and devices students enjoyed and preferred to use for learning; (3) examine whether students preferred learning with books and paper instead of technological devices (e.g. laptops, tablets, smartphones); and (4) investigate whether student opinions about digital …