Social Justice in 1:1 Initiatives: Schools, Transformation Models, and School Culture

• In Event: 35.081 - Roundtable Session 13
  In Roundtable Session: 35.081-6 - The Habits of Teaching and Teacher Work: Institutional Theory, Transformation Models, and the Politics of Technology in Teaching Practice

Abstract

Many schools are beginning to adopt one-to-one computing as part of educational reform efforts with the goal of developing students’ 21st century skills.This study is a part of a larger design-based research project that examines teacher use of iPads at a school that adopted a 1:1 iPad initiative using Race to the Top funds. We focus on the social justice implications of teacher use of iPads in instruction and perceptions of the usefulness as well as the impact of iPads on teaching and learning.

Authors

• Martinette V Horner, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Lana Minshew, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Janice L. Anderson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill