A study of information and communication technology (ICT) utilization in Sunday catechism classes in the archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
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Scholar: AU Graduate School of Education Journal 5, 1 (June 2013), 17-26
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A study of information and communication technology (ICT) utilization in Sunday catechism classes in the archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
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Abstract
The current study was carried out in the
context of Church efforts to promote the utilization of
ICT in religious activities, especially in catechism
education to children and adolescents in the
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. In this day and
age, information and communication technology
(ICT) has become an important integrated component
in every area of people’s lives from the workplace
and to the school/educational environment, from
social activities to religious practices. The Church
acknowledges that these ICT advances provide
people with various ways of learning new knowledge,
sharing ideas and faith, and expanding means of
communicating with other people, creatively and
conveniently. This research was conducted in May,
2012. The quantitative research approach was
employed by means of a survey questionnaire. Data
obtained from 351 lay catechists were statistically
analyzed in order to identify the types of ICT used in
catechesis classes and, at the same time, to examine
gender and age differences in ICT utilization. The
results of data analysis revealed the following: (a) lay
catechists used different types of ICT to support their
teaching practice, with Internet/Catholic websites
being the most frequently used ICT tool, followed by
mobile phone, and then by desktop/laptop computer;
(b) there are no differences within catechists’ gender
in the use of ICT tools for catechism activities in
catechism classes; and (c) there are no differences
among catechists’ ages in the use of ICT tools for
catechism activities in catechism classes.
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In English ; only abstract in English.
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Vietnam
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