Education Technology Society
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Techno-solutionism in education
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Why does education keep falling for techno-solutionism, despite the fact that technology does not seem to drastically improve education?
Ezechiel Thibaud (The Education University of Hong Kong) guides us through the underpinning causes of techno-solutionism in education and stresses the need to better acknowledge the disappointments of digital education.
Accompanying reference >>> Thibaud, E. (2025). Reflections on techno-solutionism in education: Manifestations and causes. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 1-12.