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Direct linkPachtman, Andrew B. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2012
The internet is the defining technology for an entire generation. It requires the student to be able to critically evaluate information. It also requires the student to think critically about what information is contained in the information retrieved. How do we prepare developmental education students for these tasks? This article discusses the…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Internet, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Download full textWaga, Duncan; Makori, Esther; Rabah, Kefa – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Kenya Educational and Research fraternity has highly qualified human resource capacity with globally gained experiences. However each research entity works in disparity due to the absence of a common digital platform while educational units don't even have the basic infrastructure. For sustainability of Education and research progression,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Information Storage, Electronic Learning
Beckmann, Elizabeth A. – Distance Education, 2010
Many careers involve mobile lifestyles, yet require specialised postgraduate qualifications for career progression. Mobile technologies offer new opportunities by providing more choice in when, where, and how students learn. Experiences in an Australian postgraduate development studies program illustrate the choices. Three key issues are explored:…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2010
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, State Colleges, Graduation Rate, Foundation Programs
Hutchings, Pat; Shulman, Lee S. – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2006
The authors point out that offices of institutional research are valuable resources for collecting data to help faculty improve their teaching, and can involve the whole institution in a collaborative effort towards improved student learning. Defining institutional research as a capacity to work closely with faculty to explore questions about what…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Internet, Data Collection
Kleemann, Gary L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
The author reviews the evolution of Web services--from information sharing to transactional to relationship building--and the progression from first-generation to fourth-generation Web sites. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Technology Education, Developmental Programs
Wilks, Alex – Compare, 2002
Examines the World Bank Internet initiative, the Development Gateway. Describes the importance of the Bank as a knowledge bank and the threats posed by the Internet to its near monopoly of development thinking. Argues that the initiative reveals biases and misunderstandings in the World Bank's approach to knowledge for development. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cognitive Structures, Communications, Comparative Education
Caspar, Emma, Ed. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2008
The purpose of "Focus" is to provide coverage of poverty-related research, events, and issues, and to acquaint a large audience with the work of the Institute for Research on Poverty by means of short essays on selected pieces of research. This issue contains the following articles: (1) The new global labor market (Richard B. Freeman);…
Descriptors: Poverty, Child Welfare, Labor Market, Foreign Countries
