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"Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites"
Dissertation (MEd (Curriculum Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23275 "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" Cronje, Johannes Christoffel giladi@mweb.co.za Giladi, Michal Cultural dimensions School website E-learning E-schooling Cyber societies Globalization Intranet Interaction User-interface design Multi-culture Global web design Culture UCTD Dissertation (MEd (Curriculum Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006. School websites are useful in providing an additional environment to educate and impart culture to the collectivity. They reflect the collective phenomenon of behaviour and traditional ideas, and at the same time, reflect the efforts made by the educators to teach cultural identity, values and social skills. The work of renowned anthropologist Geert Hofstede (1991) on cultural dimensions has contributed to the study and reassessment of current theories on software and websites, which interact with the cultures of societies in which they function, and are still relevant to the constant evolution of technology (communication tools) in the educational environment. The aim of this research is to explore how cultural dimensions are reflected on ORT school websites in Israel. This study in a relatively new field offers educators an insight into new options and innovations offered by school websites, and provides reflections on their use in cultural education. In this context, the importance of this research lies in its contribution to the pedagogical dialogue on culture, and as it is reflected on school websites. This study applies Hofstede's (1991) work, in which he classifies cultural characteristics prevalent in global organizations into five "cultural dimensions": power distance, individualism&collectivism, masculinity&femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and time orientation, and design expert Aaron Marcus' (2001) interpretation and application of this model to website designs worldwide. The subject of this study consists of 54 Ort school websites operating in Israel. The findings on ORT school websites echo Hofstede's characteristics on the reflection of power distance in Israeli culture. However, my findings on Hofstede's three other dimensions – collectivism vs. individualism, masculinity vs. femininity, and uncertainty avoidance – illustrate a more complex picture, with the elements reflected in differing patterns. ORT school websites reflect both elements of culture as defined by Marcus (2001) and elements of standardization of website design. In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the software available globally to create and design websites, all using the same basic tools and elements of design. In conclusion, schools' attempts to impart culture as part of their social education policies is reflected in the contents and design of their websites. Curriculum Studies unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:50:26Z 2005-03-17 2013-09-06T14:50:26Z 2004-12-01 2006-03-17 2005-03-17 Dissertation Giladi, M 2004, "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites", MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23275 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23275 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172005-113718/ © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Cultural dimensions School website E-learning E-schooling Cyber societies Globalization Intranet Interaction User-interface design Multi-culture Global web design Culture UCTD "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title | "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title_full | "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title_fullStr | "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title_short | "Windows of culture : an analysis of Israeli ORT school websites" |
| title_sort | windows of culture an analysis of israeli ort school websites |
| topic | Cultural dimensions School website E-learning E-schooling Cyber societies Globalization Intranet Interaction User-interface design Multi-culture Global web design Culture UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23275 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03172005-113718/ |