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Social Capital and Internet Usage of Rural Guatemalan Teachers: Participatory Rural Appraisal Interviews and Group Assessments to Enhance Community-Driven Development for Online Teacher Education - Couverture souple

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9783639124750: Social Capital and Internet Usage of Rural Guatemalan Teachers: Participatory Rural Appraisal Interviews and Group Assessments to Enhance Community-Driven Development for Online Teacher Education
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ISBN 10 : 3639124758 ISBN 13 : 9783639124750
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

This qualitative study examined Internet usage by Guatemalan English teachers in the rural, indigenous community of San Lucas Toliman, to improve enrollments and persistence in online teacher professional development programs promoted by the Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum in collaboration with the researcher. Woolcock’s concepts of bonding, bridging and linking social capital were united with Rogers’s theories of diffusion and perceived attributes to ascertain why only 5 of 34 teachers completed free online coursework. Principles of the Participatory Rural Appraisal were used to interview 20 of the teachers and to interpret outcomes in a community meeting. Findings included a high interest in engaging the Internet and concerns about work commitments, connectivity options, and family time demands. This study has positive social change implications by demonstrating how organizations can promote community-driven research collaborations to facilitate online teacher education in San Lucas Toliman, and could be replicated in other remote sectors of the developing world.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This qualitative study examined Internet usage by Guatemalan English teachers in the rural, indigenous community of San Lucas Toliman, to improve enrollments and persistence in online teacher professional development programs promoted by the Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum in collaboration with the researcher. Woolcock¿s concepts of bonding, bridging and linking social capital were united with Rogers¿s theories of diffusion and perceived attributes to ascertain why only 5 of 34 teachers completed free online coursework. Principles of the Participatory Rural Appraisal were used to interview 20 of the teachers and to interpret outcomes in a community meeting. Findings included a high interest in engaging the Internet and concerns about work commitments, connectivity options, and family time demands. This study has positive social change implications by demonstrating how organizations can promote community-driven research collaborations to facilitate online teacher education in San Lucas Toliman, and could be replicated in other remote sectors of the developing world.

Biographie de l'auteur

is a graduate of USC and Walden University. This study was motivated by service experiences in rural Guatemala and by involvement, since 1988, in Spanish-bilingual classroom teaching, teacher training, online mentoring, adult literacy, and educational product development, with supervision in Mexico and Central America.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639124758
ISBN 13 
9783639124750
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
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