Recognition of prior learning is a crucial element in lifelong learning, but limited information exists about skills recognition implementation and outcomes within Australian enterprises. This study examines the nature of recognition within individual enterprises, including the processes employed, strategies in place for promotion and support, and…

This book takes a stand against the belief that "bigger is better" and warns that size and technological complexity are not risk-free. There is a price to be paid for our uncritical affirmation of bigness, universal solutions to problems, dehumanizing uniformity, and standardized mass production. The U.S. government, cities,…

This paper is a case study that discusses the creation of a virtual corporation for use in teaching public relations techniques at the University of Tennessee at Martin. It also shows how the structure can be modified for teaching business or finance. A description is given on how to construct and use similar World Wide Web pages. The components…

A successful Web-based training (WBT) system must be highly adaptable to already existing training procedures and software in a special environment. In corporate environments internal communication and collaboration is usually standardized throughout the company. The success of a WBT system therefore mainly depends on the ability of the system to…

An external user and an academic business reference librarian collaborated to design a Web site for members of the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO). This article describes the Web site's development and organization (accounting, budgeting, and related areas; technology and information systems; health and human resources; and finding…

Over 60 Internet biological resources are reviewed in this report in which the life sciences have been defined to include all areas of biology, agriculture, and veterinary science except those that pertain to the environment or human medicine. Includes general collections; dictionaries and biographies; online monographs; company information…

Suggests administrators advocate against the juggernaut of business-minded, profit-driven, and commercial forces threatening to privatize public schools or make them public instruments of private greed. Notes that by cutting public funding for schools that serve the poorest children, corporate forces have turned many school officials into…

Describes several corporations' in-house produced interactive multimedia training methods that use video and CD-ROMs to simulate work activities. Reviews each training method's design, computer equipment, costs, benefits, and lessons learned. Lists 10 checkpoints for charting a successful interactive course and a sidebar presents a cost benefit…

This article describes an analysis of English-language needs of an oil company in the Middle East, exploring the role of ethnography in carrying out the holistic research necessary to obtain a clear picture of the company's needs. It includes a discussion of the project's findings and recommendations for language training. (11 references) (MDM)

Discusses materials that can be used to create an interdisciplinary course that aims to provide students with a greater understanding of contemporary corporate-centered mass culture and its impact on their lives. Offers detailed reviews of literary and media sources illustrating the major shifts in cultural perception since World War II. (DSK)

Focuses on the design, development, and maintenance of Web-based resource sites developed for specific target audiences. The case study described is a site developed to support Web-based instruction in both corporate and educational settings; however the principles are also applicable for Web resource sites developed for many other content areas.…

Reviews public school system of education; describes school management companies (nonprofit, for profit) and their fiduciary duties; discusses monitoring the performance of school management companies; describes legal mechanisms and remedies (tort, contract, agency, and constitutional law) for holding school management companies accountable.…

In this article, the author contends that creeping corporate influence on the university has given rise to calls for better "branding" of institutions, but "corporate university speak" is not the rhetoric needed to protect educational institutions' core values. The modern corporate university is a "non-profit" institution that embodies at least…

Organizational creativity, in the model that follows, is subcategorized according to the type of creativity demanded by the industry in which a firm competes. Industries that demand the constant creation of new products are referred to as "creativity-centered" while others, which benefit from creative refinements to current services, are referred…

In this paper, we discuss the challenges for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with respect to achieving an appropriate balance between the three pillars of sustainable development--economy, society and the environment. In order to do this, we focus on specific concerns confronting a number of developing countries in the Pacific where…