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This paper explores the role of technology in changing society and in changing our schools. It proposes that recent educational changes have been implemented as a response to technology, not as a response to our interpretation of what we believe is important to human beings. The paper carries out a critical analysis of schools in the past and in the present.
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Kassam, A., Ragsdale, R.C. (1997). Training for information technology use in traditional and futuristic schools. In: Passey, D., Samways, B. (eds) Information Technology. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35081-3_38
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