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Globalisation, Responsibility and Virtual Schools

Globalisation, Responsibility and Virtual Schools The intersection of globalisation and information technology influences ethical positions and notions of responsibility within businesses and in distance education for school students. As the spatial and temporal distance between student and teacher increases, and is mediated by computers, there have been changes to the ways in which individuals and groups are able to share responsibility for students' learning. Virtual schools can be seen as the most recent implementation of distance education modes which have used predecessor technologies to educate students for many years. This new learning environment prompts a reconsideration of accepted practices, including questions of how responsibility should be apportioned. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Globalisation, Responsibility and Virtual Schools

Russell, Glenn
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 50 (2): 15 – Aug 1, 2006
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SAGE
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© 2006 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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2050-5884
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10.1177/000494410605000204
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Abstract

The intersection of globalisation and information technology influences ethical positions and notions of responsibility within businesses and in distance education for school students. As the spatial and temporal distance between student and teacher increases, and is mediated by computers, there have been changes to the ways in which individuals and groups are able to share responsibility for students' learning. Virtual schools can be seen as the most recent implementation of distance education modes which have used predecessor technologies to educate students for many years. This new learning environment prompts a reconsideration of accepted practices, including questions of how responsibility should be apportioned.

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Australian Journal of Education – SAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2006

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