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Online Learning in Sociocultural Context
Author(s) -
Warschauer Mark
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1998.29.1.68
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , context (archaeology) , pedagogy , online learning , computer mediated communication , language acquisition , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , linguistics , computer science , the internet , multimedia , anthropology , world wide web , paleontology , biology , philosophy
Proponents of online learning claim that it can transform education by promoting student‐centered communication, collaboration, and inquiry. Yet these claims must be weighed against the actual implementation of online learning, which is influenced by a broad range of sodocultural factors. This study investigates sodocultural factors that helped shape a computer‐based English as a Second Language (ESL) writing course in a conservative Christian college, factors that included a complex relationship between teacher, researcher, and students.