Activity Theory as a conceptual framework for understanding teacher approaches to Information and Communication Technologies

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 436-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Karasavvidis
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

A Conceptual Framework for Effective Knowledge Management Using Information and Communication Technologies

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hepu Deng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Knowledge Objects ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Role Of Information

This paper investigates the role of information and communication technologies in enabling and facilitating the conversion of knowledge objects in knowledge management and explores how these roles might be affected in an organization. Such an investigation is based on a critical analysis of the relationships between data, information and knowledge, leading to the development of a transformation model between data, information and knowledge. Using a multi-method approach, in this paper, the author presents a conceptual framework for effective knowledge management in an organization. The author discusses the implications of the proposed framework for designing and developing knowledge management systems in an organization.

scholarly journals Guidance for SMEs with the adoption of technology: A conceptual framework

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riana Steyn ◽  
Awie Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Information Communications Technology ◽  
Ict Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication

<p>When starting up a new small or medium sized company, it is crucial to understand what the requirements are in terms of Information and communication technologies (ICT). Bentellis and Boufaïsa (2008) note that over the last twenty years the markets have been changing fast, which has led to the evolution of the business environment. In many instances companies cannot keep up with the change occurring in the ICT arena. Entering the market as a small competitor, you need to ensure that you implement ICT that will support your business strategies. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research study done to determine how SMEs cope with the adoption of technology. The paper explores the typical problems and challenges faced by SMEs, within South Africa, with regard to ICT and propose a conceptual framework to support managers in their decision making on ICT implementation. As such, this framework supports them in choosing the relevant technology, as well as supporting them with the effective application of the chosen technologies.</p><p><strong>KEY WORDS:</strong> Adoption, Information communications Technology (ICT), skills, small to medium organisations (SME), Technology</p>

scholarly journals Using activity theory and its principle of contradictions to guide research in educational technology

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Murphy ◽  
Maria A. Rodriguez-Manzanares
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Versatile Tool ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Theoretical Overview ◽  
Over Time

<span>This paper describes how activity theory (AT) and its principle of contradictions may be relied on to guide research in educational technology. The paper begins with a theoretical overview of AT and of its principle of contradictions. It follows with a synthesis of studies that have used AT as a lens to study information and communication technologies (ICTs) in educational contexts. We analyse educational technology studies that have focused on contradictions in terms of their underlying assumptions, research questions, approaches to analysis, findings, and implications. The lens of AT and contradictions provides a versatile tool to inquire into various aspects of educational technology use, taking into account individual and institutional perspectives as well as evolution over time. AT and its principle of contradictions provide insights into how transformation may occur with use of ICTs in educational contexts.</span>

scholarly journals Application of Activity Theory in Understanding Online Communities of Practice: A Case of Feminism

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahla Ghobadi
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Feminist Attitudes ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice

The extant literature has frequently acknowledged the crucial potential of Information and Communication Technologies for women empowerment. This study targets feminism as an important indicator of women empowerment. It then investigates the challenges of feminism in eastern countries from a novel angle that questions: “why those eastern women who already have feminist attitudes fail to demonstrate feminist behaviours?” The paper draws upon activity theory and proposed the moderating impact of online women-related communities of practice in transforming feminist-related attitudes into feminist-related behaviours of eastern women. The analysis of quantitative data collected from an online community of practice confirms the postulated proposition.  The results present regarding the use of online women-related in the examined population as well as how Information Technology can be applied for facilitation of women empowerment in eastern societies.

The Russian Federation’s Approach to Cybersecurity

2021 ◽  
pp. 671-684
Author(s):  
Anton Shingarev ◽  
Anastasiya Kazakova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
International Security ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Distinguishing Features ◽  
Regulatory Landscape

This chapter discusses the approach of the Russian Federation in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the context of international security and peace. After analysing the conceptual framework and definitions, as well as key distinguishing features in Russia’s approach, it gives an overview of Russia’s regulatory landscape and main legislative acts concerning cybersecurity and international security broadly. It also provides an analysis of Russian foreign policy on cybersecurity.

Transnational Activism of Young Spanish Emigrants and Uses of ICT

2017 ◽  
pp. 155-187
Author(s):  
Mauricio N. Olivera ◽  
Denise Cogo
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Voting Rights ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Transnational Activism ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter analyses the transnational collective action of Spanish emigrants in the countries of destination and origin, from appropriations of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In the conceptual framework of migrant transnationalism, we approach the collective action and communication, the experience of network activism and the use of ICTs by the transnational Spanish collective Marea Granate (MG), created in 2013, with the aim of intervening in in the discourses of the Spanish government, regarding: a) the Spanish migration; and b) their rights abroad. The focus is on MG´s four collective actions on the voting rights of Spanish emigrants, applying a qualitative methodology. In the conclusions, a transnational activism is observed, with actions mediated and unmediated by ICTs, where Spanish emigrants denounce and mobilize, causing rearrangements in the sociopolitical spaces between States and citizens.

Moving to the Edge of Chaos: Bureaucracy, IT and the Challenge of Complexity

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Boisot
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Order ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Edge Of Chaos ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Legal Structures ◽  
Institutional Challenges ◽  
The Relationship

Bureaucracies in the Weberian mould, whether of the state or corporate type, are rational-legal structures organized to deliver order, stability and predictability. Early developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) appeared set to deliver such an outcome. Yet the new economy turns out to be more ‘distributed’ than had originally been expected. What is the nature of the challenge that this poses for bureaucracies? To address this question, the paper first presents a conceptual framework, the Information-Space or l-Space, which allows us to explore the relationship between how knowledge is structured and how it flows within and between populations of agents. The paper then examines what cultural and institutional challenges the new ICTs pose for both state and corporate bureaucracies, confronted as they are with the complexities of an increasingly distributed social order.

Gift-Giving as a Conceptual Framework: Framing Social Behavior in Online Networks

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörgen Skågeby
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Bonding ◽  
Sociotechnical Systems ◽  
Gift Giving ◽  
Online Networks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Other Orientation

This paper explores the use of gift-giving as a theoretical and conceptual framework for analyzing social behavior in online networks and communities. Not only has gift-giving the potential to frame and explain much social media behavior, but reversely, and perhaps more Importantly, mediated social behavior also has the potential to develop gift-giving theory. Information and communication technologies form joint sociotechnical systems where new practices emerge. The paper focuses on describing the academic background of the gifting framework to help develop a deeper, theory-based, understanding of these sociotechnical phenomena. Three themes are prevalent In the gifting literature: other- orientation, social bonding and generalized reciprocity. The paper gives examples of how these themes are enacted by end-users via the use of Information and communication technologies. Finally, sociotechnically embedded economies, called gifting technologies, are Identified and discussed.

A Conceptual Framework for Effective Knowledge Management Using Information and Communication Technologies

2013 ◽  
pp. 117-130
Author(s):  
Hepu Deng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Knowledge Objects ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Role Of Information

This paper investigates the role of information and communication technologies in enabling and facilitating the conversion of knowledge objects in knowledge management and explores how these roles might be affected in an organization. Such an investigation is based on a critical analysis of the relationships between data, information and knowledge, leading to the development of a transformation model between data, information and knowledge. Using a multi-method approach, in this paper, the author presents a conceptual framework for effective knowledge management in an organization. The author discusses the implications of the proposed framework for designing and developing knowledge management systems in an organization.

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