More than beliefs: Subject areas and teachers' integration of laptops in secondary teaching

• Published in: British journal of educational technology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 360 - 369
• Main Authors: Howard, Sarah K., Chan, Amy, Caputi, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Coventry Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Computer Uses in Education; Conceptual frameworks; Course Content; Culture; Education; Educational technology; English Instruction; English teaching; ICT in education; Impact analysis; Intellectual disciplines; Laptop; Laptop Computers; Mathematical models; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics teaching; Portable computers; Readiness; Science Instruction; Science teaching; Secondary education; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher beliefs; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Technology utilization; Units of Study; Values; Australia

This paper explores the relationship of subject areas to teachers' technology integration. Educational technology research has often identified 'culture clashes' to explain differences in technology use between subject areas. These clashes are frequently attributed to core features, v...