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Developing Competencies for Outreach Work in Academic Libraries
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Metzger, Rebecca; Jackson, John M. – College & Research Libraries, 2022
This research study investigates the behaviors, knowledge, and skills necessary for academic library outreach work. Through a review of published literature, job advertisements, and a survey of library practitioners conducted in the fall of 2020, the authors define and prioritize 18 competencies for outreach. Hiring managers, LIS instructors, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Outreach Programs, Competence
The MOSAICS Model of Educational Approaches for Teaching the Practice of Software Project Management
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Boiangiu, Costin-Anton; Stanica, Iulia-Cristina – Education Sciences, 2019
Maybe you heard the line "managing programmers is like herding cats", and if you consider there is some truth behind this, then you should, perhaps, think how it is to teach people to perform this job. As we know from the research literature, there is no such thing as a consensus about the most suitable teaching method of a software…
Descriptors: Models, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Programming
How Virtual Team Leaders Cope with Creativity Challenges
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Han, Soo Jeoung; Chae, Chungil; Macko, Patricia; Park, Woongbae; Beyerlein, Michael – European Journal of Training and Development, 2017
Purpose: As technology-mediated communication improves, many organizations increasingly use new types of collaborative online tools to promote team-based learning and performance. The purpose of this study is to explore how virtual team leaders cope with process challenges in developing a context for team creativity. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Creativity, Coping, Barriers, Virtual Classrooms
Open the "Black Box" Creativity and Innovation: A Study of Activities in R&D Departments. Some Prospects for Engineering Education
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Millet, Charlyne; Oget, David; Cavallucci, Denis – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Innovation is a key component to the success and longevity of companies. Our research opens the "black box" of creativity and innovation in R&D teams. We argue that understanding the nature of R&D projects in terms of creativity/innovation, efficiency/inefficiency, is important for designing education policies and improving…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Creativity, Innovation, Research and Development
Structures and Programme Supports for Creativity, Action, Service in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: An Implementation Study in Turkey
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Martin, Robin Ann; Tanyu, Manolya; Perry, Stirling – Journal of Research in International Education, 2016
This qualitative multiple-case study examined the implementation of an experiential learning component of an academic curriculum in six high schools in Turkey. Structures and supports that influenced programme implementation were examined using an implementation framework adapted from Durlak and Dupre. The study describes how the experiential…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Advanced Placement Programs, School Culture, Experiential Learning
Report of the NAEA Commission on Art Education.
National Art Education Association, Reston, VA. – 1977
The booklet reports on a study of the present status and prospects for the art teaching profession in terms of fiscal resources, curriculum, staffing and administration, and influences of government, college entrance exams, standardized testing, and high school graduation requirements in school art programs. The report is presented in three…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression