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Smith, Nick L.; Brandon, Paul R.; Hwalek, Melanie; Kistler, Susan J.; Labin, Susan N.; Rugh, Jim; Thomas, Veronica; Yarnall, Louise – American Journal of Evaluation, 2011
2011 is the 25th anniversary of the American Evaluation Association. Such occasions are often recognized both by looking back to assess and celebrate accomplishments of the past and by looking ahead to anticipate the problems and potential of the future. In the past 25 years, the profession of evaluation has experienced rapid, ubiquitous growth,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology, Information Technology
Bryan, Valerie C.; Ariza, Eileen N.; Knee, Richard H. – 2001
Until recently, college faculty members were not required to be proficient except in the specific tools of their disciplines. Now, with the information explosion, faculty members must also be technically skilled at sourcing and securing information, integrating the information into the curriculum, and solving problems through technology. There are…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Competence, Curriculum Development
Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Page, Carrie – Gifted Child Today, 2006
Geography is rapidly becoming more interactive, especially with the advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their adoption in the public and private sectors. The days of two-dimensional maps are quickly being replaced by geographic images that are stored electronically in computers and handheld…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Inquiry, Information Technology, Geography
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Lehtonen, Jaako – American Behavioral Scientist, 1988
Argues that in an information age competence of an individual cannot be discerned in the product they produce but on the impression they make, therefore marketing through impressions provides basis for decision making. Sees challenge to education in teaching how to process information in the most appropriate way. (KO)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Competence
Ruiz, Santi; Earl, Richard; Ruiz, Julie; van den Broeke, Pam – 2001
Australia's new information technology training package emphasizes assessment occurring in the workplace or in a simulated work environment. The options available to Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) institutes in delivering institutionalized training to meet this requirement were explored. The following four options were…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Context Effect, Conventional Instruction
Rassool, Naz – 1999
This book examines literacy for sustainable development in the age of information. It begins by discussing the relationship between literacy and hegemony, social policy, national language policy, colonial relations, and postcolonial realities. Also discussed in the introduction are views and definitions of literacy and considerations in mapping a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education