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Investigating Cultural Values And Educational Technology Adoption In Central Asia: A Case Study, Randall W. Gwin
Investigating Cultural Values And Educational Technology Adoption In Central Asia: A Case Study, Randall W. Gwin
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Although the adoption of new tools for communication and learning could reasonably be expected to influence culture, little is known about the relationship between cultural values and the adoption or diffusion of Web 2.0 technologies. This case study examines the way in which the cultural values of 59 teachers in four Central Asian countries influenced and were influenced by Web 2.0 technologies during five to eighteen months of online professional development. Data was collected through self-introductions, Likert-scale and open-ended prompts on initial and final surveys, online forum discussions, and capstone projects. This allows an examination of changes in the participants’ …