The purpose of this study is to compare traditional and non-traditional instructional practices used in a counsellor education programme to determine their effect on pre-service school counsellors' learning and sense of community, thus leading to enhanced professional identity. Traditional and non-traditional assignments were examined: (a) a…

The level of job performance, international comparability and competitiveness of Nigerian university graduates are burning issues. Consequently, the academic quality of Nigerian universities has come under severe criticism. Since university lecturers are key players in quality control in universities, this study explored their perceptions of…

Responds to Theodore Roszak's "The Ethics of Affordability" by arguing that labeling computers as the problem is a simplification of a cultural problem: the inability to make sense of overwhelming amounts of information. Concludes that, instead of condemning technology and promoting books only, educators must rethink what reading and…

Examines the causes of public anger and intellectual embarrassment with computer literacy and argues that it is no mere coincidence that intellectual embarrassment has become our besetting cultural vice at the same time that information technology proliferates. Roszak suggests that the book belongs to a rich and necessary way of thinking that…

Using a case study approach that compares original and reprint articles from two newspapers, this article examines the consequences of not integrating media literacy skills into reference service. Librarians should be aware of the issues involved in how the print media selects and presents daily news. Figures 1-6 graph word count differences.…

Challenges research and prevailing attitudes that maintain that computers improve teaching and academic achievement. Criticizes and questions research methodology, computer literacy education, the need for computer skills to make a competitive workforce, support from the business community resulting from technology programs, and Internet use. (LRW)