SIT · Stimulators and Inhibitors of Culture of Trust in Educational Interactions Assisted by Modern Information and Communication Technology
FP7 — People (Marie Curie Actions)
- Duration
- 2013-02-01 → 2015-10-31
- EU contribution
- €182,400
- Participants
- 3
- Scheme
- MC-IRSES
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Results in brief
Stimulators and Inhibitors of Culture of Trust in Educational Interactions Assisted by Modern Information and Communication Technology
In a digital age when face-to-face communication is increasingly uncommon, trust can be a problem. The circumstances raise the question of how trust can be established. The EU-funded project SIT (Stimulators and inhibitors of culture of trust in educational interactions assisted by modern information and communication technology) investigated. The study aimed to determine the elements of trust in international educational contexts. The three-member consortium (University of Szczecin, Poland; Nasna University College, Norway; University of Macerata, Italy) and two partners (The Immanuel Baltic Kant Federal University, Russia; Institute of Kashmir Studies Society – University of Kashmir, India), investigated personal, normative (i.e. cultural) and content elements. Intended practical applications were closer international relations, breaking down of stereotypes and preparation of pedagogical foundation of culture of trust in ICT – aided educational. From February 2013, the study has considered five different environmental backgrounds via a case study approach. Data were collected in several countries, taking into account cultural, religious and historical backgrounds. Sources included informal conversations, interviews, direct observation, plus analysis of documents and multimedia sources. Using such data, the team prepared research tools, applied during three mobilities. The tools consisted of questionnaires for teachers and students, matrix analyses of both documents and multimedia sources, and a schedule for classroom observation. The study included schools at all levels. Results were publicised at a summary conference about the project, and as a series of reviewed papers and other articles. SIT yielded research and methodological university platform of developing a culture of trust in education, incorporating the concepts of trust developed in the project.
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Project objective
Undertaking the problem of culture of trust in the use of information and communication technology in education is justified by an increase in the number of available technological tools and associated with this the valuation and educational usefulness of digital information. The main task of the project is to learn the elements of the culture of trust in order to understand the behavior of educational entities in situations of the usage of ICT tools and programs in globalizing societies. The object of study is formal education, non-formal and informal. The research will be carried out in diverse environments in terms of education, history, economy, politics and religion from a perspective of: critical and emancipator pedagogy (Poland), multimedia learning (Norway), sensory learning (Germany), value pedagogy (India), pedagogical aspects of evaluation (China), pragmatic pedagogy and social constructivism (USA). It is important to discover the elements of a culture of trust in consideration of diverse media messages because of their source (who is the author of the information, opinion, appeal, advice), content (what is the subject of information, opinion, appeal, advice), motives, objectives and circumstances of resorting to the transmissions (why in what situation). The project will result in: 1) educational rapprochement of cultures, 2) breaking down of stereotypes, 3) preparation of professional teacher training standards in establishing a culture of trust in the use of digital media.
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