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THE DIFFUSIONIST-EVOLUTIONIST MODEL OF E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
THE DIFFUSIONIST-EVOLUTIONIST MODEL OF E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Petar Jandrić
Subject(s): Education, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: diffusion of innovations; diffusionism; e-learning development; evolutionism; transdisciplinary research;

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores development of the discipline of e-learning. It develops the evolutionist model of e-learning development and compares it with the diffusionist model of e-learning development. Using transdisciplinary research methodology, it develops the diffusionist-evolutionist model of e-learning development. The diffusionist aspect of the model concentrates to practical issues such as introducing e-learning into educational institutions. The evolutionist aspect of the model concentrates to theoretical issues such as comparative studies of historical developments. On such basis, the diffusionist-evolutionist model provides a single practical framework for describing small-scale and large-scale e-learning development. Following methodological restrictions, the diffusionist-evolutionist model does not reflect any natural principle. As a research principle, it only aims at improving our current descriptions of e-learning development.

  • Issue Year: 11/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-77
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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