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Cultural Issues of the Internet in Classrooms
Author(s) -
Joo JaeEun
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8535.00113
Subject(s) - the internet , promotion (chess) , sociology , pedagogy , cultural diversity , psychology , public relations , political science , computer science , world wide web , law , politics , anthropology
Despite the rapid and broad diffusion of the Internet in schools, educators have paid relatively little attention to the cultural impact of this new technology in teaching and learning. This article investigates some cultural issues that the Internet has introduced into classrooms, with illustrations of good practice. It aims to stimulate critical discussions among educators on ethical and cultural aspects of Internet use, including equality of access and participation for all people, and mutual respect for, and promotion of, under‐represented languages and cultures. This article finally demonstrates an urgent need to re‐shape the Internet as a human, rather than merely computer, network.