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Assessing the Adoption of Virtual Learning Environments in Primary Schools: An Activity Oriented Study of Teacher’s Acceptance

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This article studies the conditions of use of a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) by primary school teachers. It first presents a triangulated model to explore Virtual Learning Environments’ adoption in primary schools. The theoretical models cover three approaches: the social acceptance, the practical acceptance and the situated acceptance. The situated acceptance of teachers is studied according to the model by using activity theory and qualitative methods (individual and collective interviews). Our study describes how teachers (8 participants) perceived the role of the VLE in the evolution of their working practices (maintaining, transforming or restricting existent practices), in their relationship with parents and in the follow-up of their students.

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  1. Université de Lyon, Lyon, France

    Elena Codreanu, Christine Michel & Marc-Eric Bobillier-Chaumon

  2. Université Lyon2, GRePS, EA 4163, Bron, France

    Elena Codreanu & Marc-Eric Bobillier-Chaumon

  3. INSA-Lyon, LIRIS, UMR5205, 69621, Villeurbanne, France

    Elena Codreanu & Christine Michel

  4. WebServices pour l’Education, Paris, France

    Elena Codreanu & Olivier Vigneau

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Codreanu, E., Michel, C., Bobillier-Chaumon, ME., Vigneau, O. (2017). Assessing the Adoption of Virtual Learning Environments in Primary Schools: An Activity Oriented Study of Teacher’s Acceptance. In: Costagliola, G., Uhomoibhi, J., Zvacek, S., McLaren, B. (eds) Computers Supported Education. CSEDU 2016. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 739. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63184-4_27

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