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Geyer, L. S.; Hall, H.; le Roux, M. P.; Crafford, G. – Perspectives in Education, 2017
International studies reveal that students have more freedom, as well as unstructured and unsupervised time, which makes them susceptible to problematic internet use (PIU). Although students are a risk group for PIU, no evidence of local research on internet use among students could be identified. This article reports on a study on the nature and…
Descriptors: College Students, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects, Internet
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Peng, Ying; Yan, Weirong – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Internet-based learning is increasingly applied in medical education, but its effect in the field of public health training is still unclear. This meta-analysis was undertaken to explore the impact of Internet-based learning on students'/professionals' knowledge of public health compared with no intervention and with traditional face-to-face (FTF)…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Public Health, Health Education
Gündüz, Semseddin; Çoklar, Ahmet Naci – Online Submission, 2017
The internet is the one of the most important global network and information source in information age. The internet has changed employee's life enormously. The purpose of this study is to clarify the benefitting situations of employees from e-employee services. For this purpose, a 20-item data collection tool, based on the e-employee services put…
Descriptors: Occupational Surveys, Automation, Online Systems, Influence of Technology
Rowsell, Jennifer; Morrell, Ernest; Alvermann, Donna – International Literacy Association, 2017
The notion of digital literacies suggests a world where people have constant access to technologies, apps, videos, and social media that allow for exploration, knowledge work, and connections between people. But this assumption is simply not the reality for many, particularly students. Their reality is the gap between the haves and have-nots, the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Technological Literacy, Affordances
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Stricker, Andrew, Ed.; Calongne, Cynthia, Ed.; Truman, Barbara, Ed.; Arenas, Fil, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Recent technological advances have opened new platforms for learning and teaching. By utilizing virtual spaces, more educational opportunities are created for students who cannot attend a physical classroom environment. "Integrating an Awareness of Selfhood and Society into Virtual Learning" is a pivotal reference source that discusses…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Science Education, Computer Games
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Kocher, Megan – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2015
Food security is researched and dealt with on local, regional, national, and global levels with solutions ranging from local farmers' market initiatives to increasing crop yields through genetically modified plants to streamlining global supply chains. Because of its broad, interdisciplinary nature, it is necessary to narrow the focus of this…
Descriptors: Food Standards, Educational Resources, Internet, Electronic Libraries
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Karimzadeh, Nazanin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The present study is about "Investigating the relationship between internet addictions and strengthening students' social skill reinforcement." One of the social elements in all cultures is social skill or ability to communicate with others effectively. One of the factors that affect this skill is addiction to Internet which has recently…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Undergraduate Students
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Piotrowski, Chris – College Student Journal, 2015
There is a dearth of studies on how college students prepare for the threat of natural disasters. This study surveyed college students' preferences in mass media use prior to an approaching hurricane. The convenience sample (n = 76) were from a university located in the hurricane-prone area of the central Gulf of Mexico coast. Interestingly,…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, College Students, Readiness, Student Surveys
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Kononets, Natalia – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
The introduction of resource-based learning disciplines of computer cycles in Agrarian College. The article focused on the issue of implementation of resource-based learning courses in the agricultural cycle computer college. Tested approach to creating elearning resources through free hosting and their further use in the classroom. Noted that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Colleges, Electronic Learning, Internet
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Else, Fabienne C.; Crookes, Patrick A. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
Teaching and Learning as a form of scholarship has struggled for recognition in universities, with one of the biggest hurdles being visibility. As the Internet is now one of the primary sources of visibility, this study examines how Australia's 39 universities present their teaching and learning profiles online. The purpose was to examine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Sites, Electronic Learning, Universities
Godby, Carol Jean; Denenberg, Ray – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
Jointly released by OCLC and the Library of Congress, this white paper compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. It is an executive summary of a more detailed technical analysis that will be released later this year. The white paper summarizes the recent activity of the Bibliographic Framework Initiative…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Nonprofit Organizations, Cooperatives, Metadata
Sakai, Kyohei; Shiota, Shingo; Eguchi, Kiyotaka – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
In conventional information moral education, lessons often focus only on trouble cases and perpetrators without examining the level of awareness among the parties involved. This is especially apparent among students who communicate over the Internet. For example, one student's perspective of writing ill on the Internet might greatly differ from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Workshops, Internet
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Phelps-Ward, Robin J.; Laura, Crystal T. – Gender and Education, 2016
While the "natural hair movement" has grown in popularity and criticism, educational researchers have not attended to how Black adolescent girls with all textures of natural hair are navigating the implications of foregoing chemical alterations to their curl patterns. This article reports on an investigation of self-talk in 56 internet…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, African Americans, Females, Adolescents
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Fiehn, Barbara – Knowledge Quest, 2016
When was the last time you saw a student copying from a print reference source? As print sources gather dust, digital materials' use grows. Digital materials are more to the liking of students raised with technology in hand. For young learners, the process of on-screen copy and paste has made replication with pen and paper obsolete. As digital…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Ethics
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Gremmen, M. C.; Molenaar, I.; Teepe, R. C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
Some children enter elementary school with large vocabulary delays, which negatively influence their later school performance. A rich home language environment can support vocabulary development through frequent high-quality parent-toddler interaction. Elaborated picture home activities can support this rich home language environment. This study…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Multimedia Materials, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers
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