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A Conceptual Analysis and Historical Overview of Information Literacy.
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Behrens, Shirley J. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Analyzes definitions of information literacy by reviewing library and information science literature of the 1970s and 1980s. The response of the information profession to the expanding range of skills and knowledge required for information literacy is noted. Three main trends in information literacy from the literature of the early 1990s are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Literacy, Definitions, Development
The New Technology: Is It Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem in Education?
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Apple, Michael W. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discussion of the growth of technology in society focuses on political, economic, and ethical issues concerning technology in education. Highlights include technological needs of the economy; effects of technology on the job market and the labor force; the changing role of teachers; social imbalance and inequity; and social literacy. (31…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Economic Factors
Opportunities for Tomorrow: National Learning Needs Assessment Summary Report = Des Possibilities pour L'Avenir: Rapport Sommaire sur L'Evaluation Nationale des Besoins en Apprentisage.
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Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2001
The Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada assessed literacy learning needs. In focus group discussions, members were asked their perception of such needs in the face of changes in the workplace and society; local union officers (LUOs) were asked how they saw the role of unions in supporting members' literacy learning; employers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change