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Rebecca Elizabeth Eynon is a British educationalist specializing in the sociology of education. She holds a joint academic post at the Oxford Internet Institute[1] and Department of Education, University of Oxford. She is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute and she is a co-convenor for the MSc Education (Learning and Technology), at the Department for Education, University of Oxford. Her book Teenagers and Technology, Routledge, 2013[2] attracted coverage in the national press[3][4] for its insight in to the nuances of how teenagers behave on the internet and the implications for teens without internet access.

Education

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She holds a degree in Psychology with Statistics from the university of London (1995) and a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester (1997), and a PhD from City University (2003).[citation needed] Her dissertation was titled The use of the World Wide Web in teaching and learning in higher education: a case study approach.[5]

Before joining Oxford University, she held senior research positions at City University, the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester. Eynon also held a Mid-Career Fellowship from the British Academy (2013–2014) for her research work exploring the links between internet use and social mobility in Britain.

Books

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Eynon is the co-editor with C. Davies of Education and Technology: Major Themes in Education, Routledge, 2015.

She is the co-author with Davies of Teenagers and Technology, Routledge, 2013.[6]

Editorial work

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Eynon is one of three co-editors-in-chief of the journal Learning, Media and Technology.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Eynon, Oxford Internet Institute".
  2. ^ a b "Editorial board". Learning, Media and Technology. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. ^ Burns, Judith (2013-01-04). "Poorest pupils lack home internet". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ Thompson, Clive (2013-10-05). "Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  5. ^ Eynon, Rebecca Elizabeth (2004). The use of the World Wide Web in teaching and learning in higher education: a case study approach (Thesis). London: City University. OCLC 59174018.
  6. ^ Madden, Dermod (April 2013). "Review of Teenagers and Technology". Journal of Educational Technology & Society. 16 (2): 343–344. JSTOR jeductechsoci.16.2.343.
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