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van de Oudeweetering, Karmijn; Decuypere, Mathias – Learning, Media and Technology, 2021
Captured under the umbrella term Open Education, a wide range of educational initiatives has been popping up in the educational landscape. This study aims to offer empirical ground for understanding how Open Education introduces new forms of education. It does so by focusing on one initiative, namely the Interactive Open Online Courses included in…
Descriptors: Open Education, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Joo, Kyoung Phil – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Drawing from Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, this research analyzed the structural contradictions existing in the variety of educational activities and resistance among a group of alienated adult students in Korea National Open University (KNOU). Despite KNOU's quantitative development in student number, the students' resistance shed light on…
Descriptors: Resistance (Psychology), Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Social Status
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Neumann, Richard – American Secondary Education, 2008
This article examines the High Tech High charter school, the ideas and practices that influenced its development, and the school's impact on San Diego Unified School District, which authorized the charter. The Discussion analyzes the school's program using frameworks of social bonding theory and progressive educational theory and practice. Since…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Progressive Education, Educational Methods