Disciplinary variations in the diffusion of heutagogical use of mobile technologies among student-teachers

• Published in: Education and information technologies Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 4821 - 4837
• Main Author: Chimpololo, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Case studies; College teachers; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; Focus Groups; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Interviews; Portable computers; Semi Structured Interviews; Student teachers; Surveys; Teacher education; Teacher Improvement; Teachers; Technology application; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Malawi; Teacher education; Discipline of study; Heutagogy; Mobile technologies

Whilst teacher education in Malawi seems to be afflicted by numerous challenges emanating from financial inadequacy and human resource constraints, widespread ownership of mobile technologies among student-teachers and versatility of the devices offer prospects for an improved academic environment....