An Exploration of What Happens when Second and Third Graders in Two Countries Interact through a Technology Enhanced Multicultural Collaboration

Autor/in	Richards, Brenda Eklund
Titel	An Exploration of What Happens when Second and Third Graders in Two Countries Interact through a Technology Enhanced Multicultural Collaboration
Quelle	(2010), (150 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Carolina
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1244-2719-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Cooperation; Foreign Countries; Grade 3; Grade 2; Cultural Influences; Elementary School Students; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Skill Development; Cultural Differences; Jordan; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Co-operation; Kooperation; Ausland; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	This study used qualitative methodology to document what happened when two groups of children--a second grade class in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A. and a third grade class in Amman, Jordan--collaborated on a technology enhanced cultural exchange. Key aspects of this project included dialogic collaboration based upon Short's (2003) model of cultural self-reflection and cross-cultural exchange. In addition, literature and language arts engagements were used as tools for sparking interest and sharing. Findings suggest that such collaborations not only increase student skills in content areas such as reading, writing, social studies, and technology but also help to foster children's understandings of the their own cultures and spark interests in other cultures. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10