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Noble, David F. – 2002
Digital technologies have brought about sweeping changes in the life of the university--changes that will have momentous effects in the decades to come. This first book-length analysis of the meaning of the Internet for the future of higher education cuts through claims that these developments will bring benefits for all. This analysis shows how…
Descriptors: Automation, Distance Education, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Moxley, Joseph M., Ed.; Lenker, Lagretta T. – 1995
The 21 essays in this collection resulted from a conference on needed changes to the faculty reward system and present a broader view of what should be honored as legitimate scholarly work and the role of publication. Papers are grouped in four sections on: (1) postmodern conceptions of scholarship; (2) scholarship in the late age of print; (3)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Publishing, Feminism
Smith, Linda Tuhiwai – 1999
From the vantage point of indigenous peoples, the term "research" is inextricably linked to European imperialism and colonialism. In this book, an indigenous researcher calls for the decolonization of research methods. The first part of the book critically examines the historical and philosophical bases of Western research; Western…
Descriptors: American Indians, Colonialism, Educational Research, Ethics
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. – 1994
This report examines the issues related to the formation of an integrated National Information Infrastructure (NII) from the perspectives of the education and research communities. The report presents a vision of the future for the NII based on an Open Data Network (ODN). The report begins by examining the background and the visions for the future…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
Basch, Reva – 1996
This book presents the collected wisdom of 35 leading Internet hunters and gatherers. Through interviews, these experts offer insights, anecdotes, tips, techniques, and case histories which will raise the "searching IQ" of any serious Internet user. The Super Net Searchers explain how they find valuable information on the Internet,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Efficiency, Futures (of Society)
McGill, Mollie A., Ed.; Jonsen, Richard W., Ed. – 1987
Policy issues relating to the integration of information and communications technology into higher education are addressed, primarily for those with policy development responsibility at the state level. The following chapters are included: (1) "State Higher Education Policies in the Information Age: An Introduction to the Issues" (Robert…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Agency Role, College Administration