Challenges of Educational Innovation in Contemporary Society - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798337307060

Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2025

Synopsis

In contemporary society, educational innovation faces multiple challenges, despite the increasing emphasis on reform and transformation in learning environments. Rapid technological advancements, evolving societal expectations, and the growing diversity of student needs have created both opportunities and obstacles for educators and institutions. The integration of new pedagogical approaches, digital tools, and inclusive practices often encounters resistance due to traditional mindsets, limited resources, and disparities in technology access. The pressure to balance standardized curricula with the desire for personalized learning complicates the process of creating innovative, effective educational models. Addressing these challenges requires careful alignment of policy, practice, and community engagement to foster an adaptable, equitable educational system. Challenges of Educational Innovation in Contemporary Society explores the various obstacles and complexities that arise when attempting to modernize and transform education in today's rapidly changing world. It delves into the difficulties educators, policymakers, and institutions face when introducing new teaching methods, technologies, and inclusive practices, and how these innovations often clash with existing systems, resources, and societal norms. This book covers topics such as education technology, gamification, and sociology, and is a useful resource for educators, sociologists, computer engineers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

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About the Authors

Copelia Mateo Guillen has an International PhD in the area of linguistics applied to the teaching of English as a foreign language by the University of Alicante. She currently works as a lecturer in the Department of Innovation and Teacher Training at the Faculty of Education of the University of Alicante. She is the author of many book chapters and research papers ranging from studies on the incorporation of new technologies in the teaching/learning process of English as a foreign language, the study and development of methodologies and didactic resources that promote the teaching of content in a foreign language and studies to develop sociocultural and communicative competences to foster the internationalization of the students. She has participated in different research projects and in research networks in university teaching, highlighting her work as a researcher in the following international projects funded by the European Union: SpicE project (Special eduCation STEAM Academy), SEEDS-KA2- 44657C (Supporting learning and education on the fringe of the digital sphere) and Competence Oriented Multilingual Adaptive Language Assessment and Training System (COMALAT System). She is part of the Interdisciplinary Research Group in University Teaching - Education, Information and Communication Technologies (GIDU-EDUTIC/IN). She also belongs to the Technical Editorial Team of the International Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research (NAER).

Antonio Cortijo Ocaña is a distinguished professor at the University of California Santa Barbara. He is the author of over 60 books and monographs ranging from studies on classical culture to humanism, economic history, political theory, and religious persecution in the medieval and early modern period. He has also translated numerous Catalan works into English, from medieval classics to contemporary philosophers and poets. In addition, many of his publications are multidisciplinary and bridge the fields of humanities and applied psychology and education. He has received numerous awards and grants during his career. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Good Letters (Barcelona) and co-director of the Center for Medieval Studies (UCSB). Finally, he is the founder and director of the journal eHumanista.

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798337307060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Mateo-Guillen Copelia, Cortijo Ocaña Antonio