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EDUCATION THROUGH ICT POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF MEXICO Jaime Echávarri During the last
decade the Mexican government implemented nationwide ICT policies
within elementary education as a tool to tackle underperformance
levels. However, the results have been highly contended. While
literature suggests a lack of consistency in teacher training and
the informal use of the equipment by some teachers; there is no
significant research about how ICT is being adopted despite the lack
of training. A qualitative study was conducted in Mexico within 6
elementary schools. Using a framework based on Critical Theory,
empirical evidence collected will be preliminary analyzed aiming to
understand how the policy could influence how teachers are making
sense of ICT and elucidate patterns of teacher ICT knowledge
acquisition within their contexts. |
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