A rebuttal to Schenck's 1979 study which asserts that occupational competency is not necessarily a function of occupational experience. Hux focuses on three areas: Schenk's sampling method, the inherent threats to both internal and external validity, and possible directions that may be taken to examine the problem. (CT)

Describes problems involved in making Swedish language versions of foreign films. (CHC)

Former vocational agriculture teachers, principals, and the vocational agriculture teachers who replaced the departing teachers were surveyed to determine the extent to which former teachers were being candid in citing reasons for leaving the profession. All three groups ranked long hours, inadequate salary, and different occupational goals in…

Argues that regulatory and rhetorical emphasis on telecommunications is skewing policy debate and undermining goals identified by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Critiques universal service provisions of the Act in terms of their economic and social implications, restates social objectives of expanding the definition of universal…

Describes the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). Identifies the reasons consortia and vendors might want to engage in collaborative licensing ventures; describes the process used in the CIC for coordinating the acquisitions and licensing of these resources; and discusses problems encountered. Includes guidelines for collaborative…

School/university collaboratives place great demands on participating organizations and individuals. This article presents two scenes from a collaborative effort involving a college of education and its local public high school. These scenes illustrate the need for collaborators to identify and integrate their specific aims and demonstrate mutual…

Discussion of the use of interactive television highlights a program by the Minnesota State Law Library that provides reference services to prison inmates. Time, cost, and quality of reference services are considered versus on-site visits; technical difficulties are discussed; and a sidebar describes two other library experiments with interactive…

Describes thin clients, a networking technology that allows organizations to provide software applications over networked workstations connected to a central server. Topics include corporate settings; major advantages, including cost effectiveness and increased computer security; problems; and possible applications for large public and academic…

A review of college and university library home pages concluded that many higher education home pages are badly designed, difficult to navigate, and a poor reflection on the institution. The most common shortcoming was the tendency to create too many links or overly large graphics. An appendix lists points to consider when constructing a home…

To determine how the Internet is being used in education, researchers surveyed newsgroup participants. Questions concerned demographics and usage. Responses totaled 147. Results indicate that there is a solid foundation of users who are optimistic about the future despite hardware and software problems and concerns about offensive material. Seven…

Discusses some of the technological difficulties associated with the use of English or other European languages on the Internet, and uses Japanese computing as an example. Examines the linguistic culture of the language with attention to English, how technology limits/expands communication, and the role of languages in the computer domain.…

Delivering content to distant users located in dispersed networks, separated by firewalls and different web domains requires extensive customization and integration. This article outlines some of the problems of implementing the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) in the Marine Corps' Distance Learning System (MarineNet) and extends…

Statements from seven workshops given at the conference on Pharmacy in the 21st Century covered societal and public policy trends, emerging trends, economics, and health care systems delivery. (MLW)

Discussion of problems in computer assisted instruction focuses on poorly written software and the role of computer programing. Use of computers without programing knowledge is discussed, and pragmatics is emphasized as the discipline needed to supplement syntax and semantics in the field of computer science. (seven references) (LRW)

This discussion of definitions of distance education responds to previous articles attempting to define the field. Topics discussed include distance education versus conventional education; group-based distance education; differences between open learning and distance education; and criteria to define distance education. (13 references) (LRW)