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Direct linkShaanika, Irja; Iyamu, Tiko – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Health Informatics is an emerging interdisciplinary subject of Health Sciences and Information Systems, which aimed to cater for both the educational and professional needs within the Health and Informatics fields. Even though there has been increasing interest in health informatics discipline, challenges continue to exist, particularly in…
Descriptors: Information Science, Health Sciences, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Download full textVasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; Mendez, María-Eugenia; Valdez-Jiménez, Liliana; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Zúñiga, Luz-María; Fonseca-Ramirez, Oscar-Hernan; Alvarez, Maria-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquin; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodriguez-Ramirez, Sergio-Esteban; Alvarez-Gomez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesus; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2019
The intention of the present paper is to show that people have a series of educational needs in the era of information, so that they can become competent digital citizens. These educational needs are evident in the policies promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, which were well known to Latin American…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Needs, Educational Change, Latin Americans
Peer reviewedGorman, G. E.; Corbitt, B. J. – New Library World, 2002
Discusses core competencies in library and information science and in information systems to use as a background for an examination of core competencies in information management. Suggests a set of core competencies and educational outcomes that might be applied to curricula in both developed and developing countries. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Competence, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedOchogwu, Michael G. – Education for Information, 1993
Provides a theoretical overview of the concept of information science as a discipline and analyzes the problems in information science in Nigeria. Highlights include a lack of or inadequate research, curriculum, faculty, prospective students, and information and material resources, and a description of the Africa Regional Centre for Information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Developing Nations, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKibirige, Harry M. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
A theoretical foundation for a proposed discipline of development information science is discussed. Topics covered include an overview of theories in all disciplines, perceptions of information science theory in the Western world, domains and models in development information science, related disciplines, and the relevance of information…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
Peer reviewedZhijian, Liang – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of the current state of affairs in the field of library and information science in China highlights the specialty of science and technology information science. The information education system and curriculum are described, illiteracy and attitudes toward information are discussed, and the need for continuing education is suggested.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedSingh, S. – International Library Review, 1984
Presents analysis of papers and articles by teachers and research students of library science schools, professional librarians, and others which were submitted from 1971 to 1982 to 19 English language library and information science periodicals published in India. Classification of articles, chronological split, and subject scatter are discussed.…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Developing Nations, Information Science
Farid, Mona – 1982
This paper examines the training and education of information manpower in the formal educational institutions of Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The nature of the information, social, and economic infrastructures in developing countries is also examined. It is suggested that promotion of the supply side of the information…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Guidelines, Information Science, Library Education
Harvey, John F. – UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, 1974
Criteria for judging a country's development in librarianship, information science and bibliography are set forth and applied to Iran. (JG)
Descriptors: Criteria, Developing Nations, Development, Documentation
Peer reviewedOchai, Adakole – International Library Review, 1984
Focuses on role of library and agencies charged with provision of information in an environment of technological change. Predictions concerning aspects of the emerging information society (computer literacy, home computers), the death of libraries, and effects of a paperless society on libraries in developing countries are noted. Footnotes are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Futures (of Society), Information Science, Libraries
Peer reviewedEres, Beth Krevitt – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1981
Suggests the adaptation of general systems methodology to the design of information technology transfer mechanisms as a way of aiding the scientific and technical achievements of developing nations. Twenty-seven references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Science
Peer reviewedMosco, Vincent – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1995
Presents an overview of the political economy approach to information studies. Political economy is defined, and its use in information research is described. Guidance is then provided for rethinking and renewing the assumptions and issues that the approach raises. Challenges from cultural studies and policy science are also discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: Communications, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Bowden, Russel – 1979
This report on the problems facing editors of professional information and library science journals in developing and developed countries suggests broad solutions that might help to transfer and make available the surplus of products in one geographic area to another in which such products are in short supply. Areas addressed include (1)…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Editing
Jerusalem Economic Conference (Israel). – 1971
The motivation for organizing the meeting was to search for ways to advance information technology in Israel and to explore avenues for its export. As a result of the very early introduction of electronic computers to Israel and the subsequent active use and development of computers by the government, commercial and educational sectors, Israel's…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Conferences, Data Processing, Developing Nations
Jerusalem Economic Conference (Israel). – 1971
In order to meet the needs of the developing nations, a large number of panel sessions was organized to discuss the basic elements of computer technology that are of interest to developing nations. Some of the issues discussed are: (1) How does one get started with a small or with a large computer system? (2) Who are the individuals who can be…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Conferences, Data Processing, Developing Nations
