“Schools, like all organisations, no matter how big or small, public or private, have a wide range of stakeholders, all of whom have a vested interest in the institution. Those interests might be personal because the stakeholders are parents, students or teachers, or corporate because the stakeholders are governors, governments or businesses.” (Carthy 2008, p. 37) All of these stakeholders would have differing opinions on the use of new technologies – and the nature their interest would differ accordingly. For example: parents, students and teachers have personal interest as stakeholders in this debate – because the outcome of such changes within the system will affect them in a personal way – like through their career, children or their own personal journey through the education system. They all would support arguments that suggest the incorporation of new technologies is highly beneficial when taught correctly and facilitated in a way that encourages better learning outcomes. The stakeholders who have a corporate interest in the implementation of new technologies within the classroom would support arguments that suggest that new technologies are making them money, furthering the education of our new generation and workforce or bettering the reputation of the Victorian/Australian education system that is currently in place.
Below I have included a diagram that shows the various stakeholders within education, and basic identified needs of each.
Interestingly, whilst the needs of the students are so high with the categories of stakeholders - they often get the least say in what directly affects them. This is surely a sign that the use of new technologies in forming a student directed learning approach would be a step in the right direction.
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