The Tower under Siege : Technology, Power, and Education - Brian Lewis

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The Tower under Siege

Technology, Power, and Education

By: Brian Lewis, Christine Massey, Richard Smith

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Hardcover | 20 September 2001

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176 Pages

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22.86 x 15.88 x 1.27

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We are facing a paradigm shift in education, pushed by technology and the new delivery systems it makes possible, and pulled by the demands of lifelong learning required by a knowledge economy. The student is no longer the captive client of monopoly education providers called "universities." Issues involving the nature of education, its definition, its power structure, and its culture are being debated: the question is not only how something is taught but what is taught, when, why, by whom, and for what purpose. Who should control education? How much privilege should professors have? What rights do students have as "consumers?" In this work, Brian Lewis, Christine Massey, and Richard Smith explore these important themes and issues from the varying perspectives of students, teachers, policy makers, and administrators. They describe the opportunities, changes, and policies developing in western universities and governments in response to the education revolution. While most studies of the education revolution tend to be highly polemical this text occupies a middle space, identifying issues and policy processes used to manage change and create more opportunities for education.

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"There are very few books on this topic. The Tower under Siege provides a unique collection of research and commentary." Bruce Pennycook, emeritus, Vice-Principal (Information Systems and Technology), McGill University "The Tower under Siege offers important insights into the different paths jurisdictions have followed in developing telelearning policy." Donovan Plumb, Department of Education, Mount St Vincent University

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