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Does E-learning Policy Drive Change in Higher Education

A case study relating models of organisational change to e-learning implementation

Bibliographic Data

ID4545353
AuthorsSara De Freitas (0000-0002-3551-3792, University of London), Martin Oliver (0000-0003-1836-6257, University of London)
Year2005
Volume27
Issue1
Pages81-96
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13600800500046255
OpenAlexW1983798843
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited11

Due to the heightened competition introduced by the potential global market and the need for structural changes within organisations delivering e‐content, e‐learning policy is beginning to take on a more significant role within the context of educational policy per se. For this reason, it is becoming increasingly important to establish what effect such policies have and how they are achieved. This paper addresses this question, illustrating five ways in which change is understood (Fordist, evolutionary, ecological, community of practice and discourse‐oriented) and then using this range of perspectives to explore how e‐learning policy drives change (both organisational and pedagogic) within a selected higher education institution. The implications of this case are then discussed, and both methodological and pragmatic conclusions are drawn, considering the relative insights offered by the models and ways in which change around e‐learning might be supported or promoted

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