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Thomas, Kristy A.; Tessler, Richard C. – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
Although bicultural competence has been viewed as an advantage for immigrants and other ethnic minorities in American society, we do not know whether bicultural socialization is similarly advantageous for children in families formed through international, transracial adoption. This study examines what factors enable adoptive Chinese children to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socialization, Social Networks, Racial Composition
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Deil-Amen, Regina; Lopez, Ruth N. Turley – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: This review focuses on the transition to college literature in sociology published since 1983 with an emphasis on revealing the contribution that sociology has made to our understanding of under-represented U.S. populations and their transition into and completion of postsecondary education. Purpose/Objective/Research…
Descriptors: Research Design, College Preparation, Disadvantaged, Sociology
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Ravanera, Zenaida – Social Indicators Research, 2007
Using the General Social Survey on Social Engagement conducted by Statistics Canada in 2003, this paper examines social capital derived from informal networks and its variation among men categorized as: (1) men with no children, and (2) men living with children in (a) intact, (b) step, and (c) lone parent families. The focus on men stems from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classification, Family (Sociological Unit), Fathers
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1994
In this report, the National Information Infrastructure (NII) services issue is addressed, and activities to advance the development of NII services are recommended. The NII is envisioned to grow into a seamless web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at users'…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Government Role
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1995
Eight papers are presented from the 1994 CAUSE conference track on new information technology and its uses in higher education institutions. The papers include: (1) "New Tools for Multimedia Development: ScriptX" (Edwin J. Pinheiro); (2) "Providing a Campus-Wide Software Server, or How to Be All Things to All People!," focusing…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Networks, Computers, Cooperation
Ehrmann, Stephen C.; And Others – 1994
Most countries participating in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are faced with rapid economic and socio-cultural changes and growing demands for education and training. Postsecondary education faces the challenge of providing high-quality education for all adults who need it in a cost-effective manner. One of the most…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Assessment
McIsaac, Marina Stock – 1993
This paper reports the experiences of faculty and students at Anadolu University (Turkey) who participated in Globaled, a global education, computer-mediated communication project. The project, initiated at the University of New Mexico, included faculty and students at four other American universities and those at Anadolu. The paper examines the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Developing Nations
Hamilton, Julie; Thompson, Ann – 1992
Adoption diffusion theory was used as the theoretical base to study early adopters' use of an electronic communication network for teachers developed at the College of Education at Iowa State University, i.e., the Electronic Educational Exchange (EEE). The EEE is designed to provide a convenient method for the exchange of ideas between student…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Attitudes, Change Agents, College Faculty
Jacobson, Michael J.; Levin, James A. – 1992
This paper discusses issues related to the design of software tools that support learners in their participation in network-based learning activities. To guide the development and use of a new class of educationally-oriented network tools, this paper proposes a cognitively-based, distributed network learning framework (DNLF). This framework has…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
EPIEgram: The Newsletter of Systemic Change, 1993
The EPIEgram newsletter contains information about educational materials and technology for elementary secondary education. In addition to the continuing feature, "The Educational Software Selector" (TESS), the nine issues contain articles on evaluating educational technology; school reform; publishing; multimedia; hypermedia; the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Educational Change
Preston, Nancy R. – 1992
The ERIC system's commitment to reaching diverse user audiences, coupled with the rapid advancement of information technologies, has resulted in a larger-than-ever selection of access points to ERIC. This digest discusses the original and newer means of accessing the ERIC bibliographic database of education-related materials. The access points…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Information Networks
Berge, Zane L.; Collins, Mauri – 1994
Publication is at the heart of scholarship. Traditionally, print media has been the vehicle for communicating research results and scholarly thought. Recently, electronic journals have been increasing. This paper explores, from a scholarship perspective, the rationale for publishing electronic journals. It also examines why scholars publish; the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Journals, Electronic Mail
Evergreen Communications. – 1993
This report by the Arizona Educational and Informational Telecommunications Cooperative (AEITC) is a review of Arizona networks, applications, Internet, organizations, and recommendations for telecommunications connectivity across the state of Arizona. It identifies the issues that exist when considering technology pertinent to public education…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Cooperatives, Educational Planning
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
The eight papers in this collection were presented at the meetings of three sections of the Division of Management and Technology: (1) "Distributed Intelligence in Library Systems: Prospects and Problems" (S. Michael Malinconico); (2) "Library Cooperation Based on Information Technology Networks: A Vision for a European Library Future" (Morten…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Doctor, Ronald D.; Turner, Philip M. – 1991
This paper, which was presented to National Aeronautics and Space Administration librarians as part of a telecommunications conference, describes features of the proposed National Research and Education Network (NREN). First, NREN's predecessor, the National Science Foundation network (the current NSFnet/Internet system), is discussed and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Democracy
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