Its effects depend upon people’s decisions about development and use.
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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study is to discuss the ethical issues in education in terms of teachers, students, schools, and software companies.
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Key Findings & Data:Typically, the effects of technology are complex, hard to estimate accurately and likely to have different values for different people at different times.
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Conclusion & Impact:Its effects depend upon people’s decisions about development and use.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to discuss the ethical issues in education in terms of teachers, students, schools, and software companies. Recent growth of the internet and World Wide Web allows new developments in the way instructors transfer knowledge to their students. Technology is a new tool in education that constantly changes and offers new opportunities for teaching and learning. Even so, old habits are hard to change. Typically, the effects of technology are complex, hard to estimate accurately and likely to have different values for different people at different times. Its effects depend upon people’s decisions about development and use.
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Cite This Article
AKÇAY, B. (2008). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS: From Society to Schools. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 4, 120–127. https://ajindex.com/articles/362076
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