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Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Online Learning Environments in and across Different Cultures: A Collaboration Script Perspective
Y TamuraFrank FischerDouglas B. ClarkP HaekkinenArmin Weinbergersubject
ArgumentativeKnowledge managementMultimediaComputer sciencebusiness.industry05 social sciencesDistance educationEducational technology050109 social psychologycomputer.software_genreIntercultural communicationEducationSynchronous learningInformation and Communications TechnologyScripting languageCultural diversity0502 economics and business0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesbusinesscomputer050203 business & managementdescription
In recent years, information and communication technology has established new opportunities to participate in online learning environments around the globe. These opportunities include the dissemination of specific online learning environments as well as opportunities for learners to connect to online learning environments in distant locations. These dissemination and distance learning scenarios create potential challenges, however, in terms of the cultural differences in the internal scripts that learners of different cultures bring to these environments. This article considers these issues and challenges specifically for online environments focusing on argumentative knowledge construction. It discusses the importance of cross-cultural research in this area and proposes that a collaboration script perspective may prove extremely valuable for this research.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-01 | Research in Comparative and International Education |