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ISSN number: 1746-4757

Feature essay: IT Education and Democratic Practice

Drew Whitworth, University of Leeds

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ESSAY WOULD CONTINUE HERE: probably extending to 3 or 4 pages (but no more) - perhaps supply printer-friendly version as well

Do - intro to Hab. - idea of public sphere, colonisation - role of information, communication, IT: education as something which helps us reproduce this sphere (use ESS?)

p.3 - traditional modes of educaiton - use Welton, Mezirow, Lindeman to show alternatives

GARSON 192 - and also note we are not discussing virtual learning or distance learning here (though later issues will)?

p. 4- Admission of need for key skills (too much does not do this - therefore no idea of limitations and nature of medium) but also contextualised, flexible, critical.

NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS STANDS ALONE - BEARING IN MIND IT IS A LEAD ESSAY AND YOU WILL ONLY AT FIRST HAVE RICARDO'S TO RUN WITH...