Some considerations and proposals are introduced to improve the efficiency of information management training based on the results of experiments done in this field. The integration of different parts of the information training program into scientific and technical specialties curricula is discussed. (KR)

Discusses how experiential learning is a central issue in adult learning. Explores several aspects of experiential learning and how it can be used by adult students. Suggests further examination of the impact of experiential learning on academic performance and of strategies students can use to capitalize on it. (JS)

Part of the discussion of the "information rich but knowledge poor" concerns physical access to information, but another aspect relates to whether people can effectively use the information they have accessed. In education, this relates to teachers as well as pupils. If teachers fail to understand the value and relevance of information…

This study determines the preference of professional school faculty for associative, replicative, interpretive, and applicative uses of knowledge, and it compares those preferences to those expressed by arts and science faculty. Relationships of use of knowledge preferences to curriculum and instruction decisions are shown. Faculty from four…