Post-phenomenology as an Approach to Study in Educational Technology

Document Type : پژوهشی

Author

• roohollah mozaffaripour

kharazmi

10.22067/fedu.v6i2.59830

Abstract

The main aim of this research is studying post-phenomenology. To achieve this aim comparative analysis and descriptive analysis method is used. First, concept of post-phenomenology and its differences and similarities with phenomenology have been raised. Then, application of this approach in the area of educational technology has been discussed. The results indicate that post-phenomenology like phenomenology studies the relationship between human and world, but it emphasizes the role of thing and technology In this relationship and technology mediates human and world relationship. Post-phenomenology studies the relationship between human and technology. In this approach technology doesn’t have essence. Different technologies should be studied in different contexts so the Husserl’s variation theory is considered differently. Technology like consciousness in Husserl’s perspective has intentionality. It means that any technology is for some work and it doesn’t have meaning in itself. In educational area and from post-phenomenological point of view we can study educational technologies from different aspects. We can study the changing experiences of students in use of technology, we can analyze and study multistability of educational technologies and the role of educational technologies in constituting technological behaviors.

Keywords

• postphenomenology
• Don Ihde
• Technology
• educational technologies

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