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Case, Donald Owen – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1991
Explores the development of videotex in Great Britain, west Germany, France, and the United States from 1968-90. Using the Social Construction of Technology framework, the interaction of social groups, problems, solutions, and technological artifacts in videotex development is discussed. Transmission, display, standards, and marketing problems are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Marketing
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Case, Donald O. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Considers the origins and historical development of videotex over three decades, comparing various nationally sponsored and private systems in Europe and North America. Discusses problems, including the determination of transmission channels, display devices, standards, marketing strategies, and social, political, and economic elements in the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Gollnick, Donna M. – 1995
The nature of Federal and state initiatives with respect to multicultural education is examined, and guidelines and standards for the preparation of school personnel are reviewed. Federal initiatives have focused on preschool, elementary, and secondary education, and states have generally followed the Federal lead through state grants to implement…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Change
Beatty, Alexandra S.; And Others – 1996
This book describes results from the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment in U.S. history, conducted at grades 4, 8, and 12. Included in this report card are the results of students' achievement at each grade and within various subgroups of the general population. The report discusses the relationships between student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Based Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Bernhard, Paulette; Breton, Lise – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Compares the primary existing documents about the competencies needed for school librarians at the international level and from four different countries. Official documents and statements available in each country are described and compared. The wider context in which school librarians are working is presented, and data about education for school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines