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Online Learning and the Education Encounter in a Neo-Liberal University: A Case Study
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Natalier, K and Clarke, RGH, Online Learning and the Education Encounter in a Neo-Liberal University: A Case Study, Higher Education Studies, 5, (2) pp. 62-73. ISSN 1925-4741 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Online education is an increasingly important element of contemporary higher education, but many argue its
potential has not been fully realised. Attempts to analyse the limits on educators’ uptake or effective
implementation of online education emphasise individual and institutional adaptation to technology, at the
expense of understanding the context of its introduction and use. In contrast, we apply Biesta’s (2006) and
Connell’s (2013) conceptualisation of the education encounter as a tool for analysing educators’ engagement
with online education technologies. We argue that educators’ uses of these technologies must be contextualised
within the ideologies and practices of neo-liberal universities. Educators’ sometimes tentative uptake of online
education reflects their attempts to manage the ideals of the education encounter with new managerialist
demands. We conclude that understanding how and why educators use online education necessitates accounting
for the importance of relationships between educators and students, and educators and their institutions.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | education encounter, higher education, neo-liberalism, new managerialism, online learning |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Higher education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Schools and learning environments |
Objective Field: | Schools and learning environments not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Clarke, RGH (Dr Robert Clarke) |
ID Code: | 99946 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2015-04-20 |
Last Modified: | 2016-09-08 |
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