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Childhood studies. Photograph of children playing. Childhood studies or children's studies ( CS) is a multidisciplinary field that seeks to understand the experience of childhood, both historically and in the contemporary world. CS views childhood as a complex social phenomenon [1] with an emphasis on children's agency as social actors, [2] and ...
The Society for Social Studies of Science members also include government and industry officials concerned with research and development as well as science and technology policy; scientists and engineers who wish to better understand the social embeddedness of their professional practice; and citizens concerned about the impact of science and ...
Educational research. Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. [1] [2] When referred to with its abbreviation, "EdTech", it often refers to the industry of companies that create educational technology.
Technology policy is a form of "active industrial policy", and effectively argues, based on the empirical facts of technological development as observed across various societies, industries and time periods, that markets rarely decide industrial fortunes in and of their own and state-intervention or support is required to overcome standard ...
Education is a wide phenomenon that applies to all age groups and covers formal education (top row) as well as non-formal and informal education (bottom row). Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as ...
Technoethics. Technoethics (TE) is an interdisciplinary research area that draws on theories and methods from multiple knowledge domains (such as communications, social sciences, information studies, technology studies, applied ethics, and philosophy) to provide insights on ethical dimensions of technological systems and practices for advancing a technological society.
Education and technology. The relationship between education and technology has become a defining feature of modern development, fueled by the rapid growth of internet connectivity and mobile penetration. [1] Our world is now interconnected, with approximately 40% of the global population utilising the internet, a figure that continues to rise ...
The education of digital media also comes with the development of mobile devices. The use of mobile technology in classrooms has accelerated in recent years due to the onset of mobile computing from major technology companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google. Mobile devices allow students to approach a skill, concept, or lesson differently.