This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Articulation (Education), College Bound...
Current trends in post-secondary education enrollment indicate that colleges and universities are likely to experience an increase in the number of online students. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the type of resources and support features online faculty need, desire, and expect in a support website. The method used to collect research findings was an online survey. The participants for this study consisted of the online faculty population at an institution of higher learning in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Postsecondary Education, College Faculty, Online Courses, Web Sites, Technology Uses...
Relevant electronic information resources in contemporary information age are necessity to buttress teaching and learning for effective knowledge development in educational institutions. The purpose of the study is to know the state of availability of electronic information resources in government owned secondary school libraries in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire, observation and interview are instruments of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Observation, Interviews, Secondary Schools, School...
This paper discusses problems related to library collection of science materials from developing regions, including price increases leading to cancellation of peripheral titles. The importance of access and preservation of such materials is noted. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Science Research Materials Project (SRMP) initiative to make accessible and to preserve the scientific and technical materials of developing nations is then described,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations,...
How does one help children develop literacy where they have limited access to books and libraries? How can one overcome the many obstacles to literacy faced by schoolchildren in Nigeria? These are the issues addressed in this paper. Obstacles such as sociocultural factors, English as a Second Language and as the medium of literacy and instruction, the educational system, and lack of access to books and libraries all combine to keep the literacy rate low--38% in 1991. Four projects conducted by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Educational Media, Elementary Education, Elementary School...
This paper reports on progress to date with a project underway in New Zealand involving the extraction of data from multiple government agencies that is then combined into one comprehensive longitudinal integrated dataset and made available to trial participants in a way never previously thought possible. The dataset includes school leaver achievement data, enrolments and completions data from the tertiary education sector, with earnings data in the years after graduation from the Inland...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Academic...
Electronic publications are flooding the market. Some of these publications are created specifically for the electronic environment, but many are conversions of existing material to electronic format. It is not worth the time and effort merely to publish existing material in electronic format if no value is added in the conversion process. The processes by means of which value can be added include: the addition of various media such as graphics, sound, animation, and video; the inclusion of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Text, Foreign Countries,...
Almost overnight, the World Wide Web has made the solution of "classic" information retrieval problems a pressing commercial goal. The various information retrieval solutions being offered on the Web are quite familiar to the librarian. The various Web search sites make use of "traditional" inverted indexes, manual indexing, automatic indexing based on statistical models, relevance ranking, and document clustering. All of these statistical techniques have been used, usually...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation...
Internetworked communications restructures relationships among educators, learners, and knowledge and information, and promises a systemic acceleration of the pace of educational change. In this report, the Task Force on Education Network Technology identifies the following rationales for deployment and utilization of such communications: to support and accelerate systemic change for educational excellence; to reconstruct and improve teaching; to expand and enrich learning opportunities; and to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Computer Networks,...
In 1991-1992, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries conducted an Information Services Study with support from the Office of the Provost. Its purpose was to study how faculty, research staff, and students in three disciplines on campus gather information for their work. Members of the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Management Science in the Sloan School of Management, and Materials Science and Engineering were asked about the information sources they use and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy,...
The purpose of this paper is to critically re-examine the popular concept of a developing "digital divide." Based on qualitative studies of the computer practices of two Mexicano families resident in California, the paper argues with Warschauer (2001) that the "digital divide" should be seen as a continuum of varying degrees of engagement with technology. While recognizing class and gender inequalities in relation to technology, this paper proposes that there are computer...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy,...
The school library profession has gone through an evolution since its inception in the early 1900s. School librarians hold strong to unwavering core principles that remain true throughout time. Students today are tech-savvy consumers of information. With smartphones and tablets galore at their fingertips, they have access to all the knowledge of the world. Arguments at the dinner table are quickly settled by a few seconds of Google searching. To showcase everything they know about a topic,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Libraries, Library Role, Librarians, Middle School Students, High School...
Parents and policymakers have long sought to measure the quality of their public schools and to report that publicly in ways that are fair and equitable. In recent years, with a renewed focus on student outcomes, this effort has become a very public and sometimes acrimonious debate. With this project, Education Commission of the States (ECS) sought to answer three key questions from various stakeholders in a way that assists parents and policymakers in creating school accountability systems or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accountability, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes,...
This paper discusses some of the issues related to e-journals: cost, speed of publication, global access, the politics of academic publication, and reduced control of publication houses. E-journals are also examined relative to their impact on academic responsibility, the peer review process, censorship, credibility, and academic literacy skill development. Commonly-cited drawbacks of e-journals are critiqued, e.g., archiving, range of quality, institutional acceptance, cost of technology, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Electronic Journals, Costs, Access to Information, Publishing Industry, Peer...
School libraries are an essential part of a complete school program. They provide an equitable, fiscally responsible strategy for sharing resources across grade levels and the curriculum while addressing core reading, information, and technology literacies. Students are still voracious readers of books in print, and now they consume a variety of electronic formats. This makes having a digital age library more important than ever. At no other time in history have students needed such pronounced...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Activities, School Libraries, Information Literacy, Electronic Publishing,...
In 2010, Congress passed and the President signed the reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act, giving the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) unique federal responsibilities for the "development and implementation of policy to ensure the availability of museum, library and information services adequate to meet the essential information, education, research, economic, cultural and civic needs of the people of the United States." Using the reauthorized Museum...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Stakeholders, Lifelong Learning, Cultural Background, Library...
Information literacy is defined as a "set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information" (ACRL, 2011). Similarly, the "Big6®" consists of (i) defining the task, (ii) defining strategies for seeking information, (iii) locating and accessing information, (iv) knowing how to use the information found, (v) knowing how to synthesize the information found, and (vi) knowing how to evaluate the information found (Eisenberg, 2012). Regardless of whether we are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Information Literacy, Library Services, Library Skills, Elementary Secondary...
This brief examines patterns of Internet access in schools. Highlights include: (1) Between fall 1994 and 1997, Internet access in public schools increased from 35 to 78 percent, but in fall 1997, 27 percent of instructional rooms had Internet access; (2) in fall 1995, public schools were more likely to have Internet access than private schools (50 versus 25 percent) and public schools had a higher percentage of instructional rooms with Internet access than private schools (8 versus 5 percent);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in...
The installation of technology in the school library is only the first step in its effective use by students. Many search engines are not intuitively obvious to users, and students often need help with searching. Systematic formal instruction in electronic search skills is necessary for awareness of library software and competence in its use. The paper focuses on the why, what, when, how, and where of teaching electronic search skills to high school students. Such instruction is necessary to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, High Schools, Information...
This paper traces the expansion of the Internet into Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) libraries from basic access to the development of World Wide Web (WWW) servers. An analysis of the most representative groups of library WWW-servers arranged by projects, by corporate library network, or by geographical characteristics is offered. Projects include: (1) federal, regional, and local projects by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, including the LIBNET program;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Internet, Libraries, Library Development,...
Noting that managed care organizations face numerous challenges as they respond to adolescents' special health care needs, this report provides the managed care industry with practical information about opportunities for strengthening their health care delivery to adolescents. The report is organized around two goals for health plans. The first goal, facilitate adolescents' access to health care, focuses on policies and systems that can enhance health plans' responsiveness to adolescent...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Health Care, Access to Information, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents,...
This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Preparation, Cohort Analysis, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Academic...
This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Preparation, Cohort Analysis, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Academic...
This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Preparation, Cohort Analysis, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Academic...
In the past few years, concepts of the digital divide and theories of access to ICT have evolved beyond a focus on the separation of the "haves" and the "have nots" to include more than just physical access to computers. Researchers have started considering the conditions or criteria for access and broadened the concept by including additional components. Terms such as "real access", "thick conceptions of access" and "social inclusion" give some...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Models,...
This paper presents two unique yet confluent perspectives regarding the use of technology to support student veterans in college, and is meant to ignite discussion of the blending of high impact practices with technology to promote their academic success. The authors highlight the historical trends of student veterans in the academy and discuss the barriers to success for this unique population of students. Uvize--an online mentoring and advising platform for student veterans--is introduced,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Success, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Students,...
Visual impairment (blindness or low vision) is a leading cause of disability among older adults and is most often due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It is predicted that 2.95 million people will have AMD by 2020 (Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group, 2004). Unfortunately, there is no cure for AMD, nor can lost vision be restored. Although there are interventions to slow the progression of the condition, treatment is primarily rehabilitative. Services for people with low vision...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Vision, Visual Impairments, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Assistive Technology,...
This paper focuses on doctoral assessment as an area that has been relatively neglected in higher education research. It then describes and justifies a mixed-method approach to the study of PhD examination processes and outcomes in Australia. The design is reported of a study including candidate and candidature information for approximately 800 PhD students across all discipline areas at eight Australian universities, some examiner information, and the 2100 examiner reports on their theses....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Multitrait Multimethod...
This study reports on exploratory research that investigated biology teachers' perceptions of their online information seeking practices and how these practices influenced their instructional planning activities. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the results of an online survey and ten in-depth interviews measuring use of specific online tools (i.e., search engines, specific Web sites, digital libraries, online periodical databases, and electronic discussion lists) were conducted. Key...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Discussion Groups, Inquiry, Search Engines, Active Learning, School Libraries,...
Background: The Internet can be an invaluable resource for obtaining health information by people with disabilities. Although valid and reliable information is available, previous research revealed barriers to accessing health information online. Health education specialists have the responsibilities to insure that it is accessible to all users. IDEA and ADA mandate full participation in society by people with disabilities of all ages. Healthy People 2020 also includes objectives aimed at...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Web Sites, Health Education, Disabilities, Access to Education, Internet, Access to...
Planning and implementing major innovations in large urban districts can be a daunting and overwhelming idea--particularly when it comes to technology--due to real and perceived obstacles. Added to this challenge is the reality of the worst budget crisis in California history. When students are empowered by full access to technology, learning goals can be achieved. This article describes Riverside Unified School District's digital learning revolution. It discusses how the district has been able...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Resources, Public Education, Innovation, Urban Areas, Outcomes of...
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East Carolina University (North Carolina) and Pitt County Schools (North Carolina) have developed the Model Clinical Teaching Program (MCTP), to introduce preservice, inservice, and methods faculty to the information "superhighway." The project focuses on the what, how, and why of technologies as they relate to classrooms, in the public schools and at the university. The first phase of the technology plan is the use of telecommunications including electronic mentoring and electronic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, College School Cooperation, Computer Networks, Computer...
The GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) Research Department conducted an evaluation of the New York City Department of Education's (NYC DOE) "Respect for All" training program for secondary school educators. The two-day training program, which was one component of the NYC DOE's "Respect for All" initiative, was implemented so that every secondary school in the district had at least one staff member who could support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Educational...
This report provides information about the performance of Tennessee's 2012 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2012 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Standards, Access to Information,...
Two studies are reported, comparing the browser loading times of webpages created using common Web development techniques. The loading speeds were estimated in 12 Asian countries by members of the "PANdora" network, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to conduct collaborative research in the development of effective distance education (DE) practices. An online survey tool with stopwatch-type counter was used. Responses were obtained from Bhutan, Cambodia,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Web Sites, Time, Surveys, Distance Education, Proximity, Programming, Formative...
The full impact of the current information technology and networking revolution remains unknown, but the experiences of organizations and individuals who are using the tools and resources offered by information technology suggest that it may change our social fabric. Some of the current and emerging trends in information technology include: the need to overcome limitations of access due to economic status; timely solutions to the "Year 2000" problem; and the transformation of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Change Agents, Computer Assisted...
This paper suggests that libraries are losing market share and can address external threats from competition through unique partnerships and technological innovation. The concepts of competition, technological discontinuities, and innovation are discussed. The following four projects at the Scholarly Communication Center (SCC) of the Rutgers University Libraries (New Jersey) are described: (1) the Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank; (2) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in the Social...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Competition, Electronic Libraries, Higher...
Educational practice is influenced, in part, by the constant visualization of gender stereotypes throughout society in various forms, in both the old and new technologies. The imagery of computer technology as male turf has been carried into the World Wide Web through graphic advertisements. Male administrators make decisions about school practice that influence the implementation of new distance education technologies. The pervasive message of gender stereotypes has a tremendous influence on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Administrators, Computers, Culture, Distance Education,...
This study aimed to explore the gap regarding technology integration between urban and rural schools based on the Will Skill Tool model. This study was guided by three main questions: 1) Is there any significant difference in terms of technology availability between rural and urban elementary schools?; 2) Is there any significant difference in terms of teachers' attitudes, competence, levels and experiences in technology integration between rural and urban elementary schools?; 3) Is there any...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Rural Urban Differences, Technology Integration, Elementary Schools, Access to...
The existing Copyright Act of 1976 makes it virtually impossible for distance educators to transmit audio-visual or non-dramatic, literary works to students through any medium which may be received by the general public. It is a law that perhaps unintentionally discriminates against distance learning students. Certain revisions of the law are needed to make the richness and variety of all copyrighted works available to distance learners. This paper discusses: the history of the "fair...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Copyrights, Distance Education,...
At the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), both a four-year high school and a two-year junior college, students spend weekday evenings at their desks in mandatory study hall. The goal of NMMI for its campus network is to have a network tap on the desk of each cadet (as well as faculty and administrative staff). The Internet, now already implemented, is an open structure with little or no control placed on access, and this posed a problem at the Institute because of the wide variety of ages of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer...
This brochure explains the concept of information literacy, showing why information literacy is important for children, describing how parents can help children become information literate, and directing parents to additional resources. Information literacy is defined as the ability to access, evaluate, and use information effectively. The brochure explains that school-aged children can use information literacy skills to manage their time effectively, make informed decisions, maximize...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy,...
Mentzer and Becker (2011) and Becker and Mentzer (2012) demonstrated that high school students engaged in engineering design problems spent more time accessing information and spent more time designing when provided with Internet access. They studied high school students engaged in an engineering design challenge. The two studies attempted to apply the same research methodology as was used in previous work by Atman to facilitate comparison between high school students and experts. The 2011...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Computers, Information Sources, High School Students, Engineering, Design,...
In the wake of a major disaster, damage assessment can be particularly challenging for organizations with dozens or even hundreds of affected properties. Those with well-documented information about predisaster facility conditions can more readily pinpoint those facilities that are at the greatest risk of damage and to determine how to prioritize the assessment process. In the past, a comprehensive and well-organized plan room was considered a best-in-class approach to supporting the operations...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Reaction Time, School Buildings, Coping, Emergency Programs, Planning, Access to...
This paper discusses access to Asian serials (i.e., Asian and Western language titles, including publications from Asia, as well as serials about Asia produced elsewhere) in Australian libraries. Background is provided on the development of Asian collections since the 1950s. Results of a 1994 national survey of Asian materials are summarized. Efforts to coordinate Australia's Asian collections are described, including the National Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) Service and the Indonesian...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher...
To prepare young people and adults for labor market success, career-technical education (CTE) practitioners must know how to find and use work force information. Recent federal legislation, including the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, underscores the importance of work force education. The nationwide work force information system makes data on labor market conditions and trends accessible through analysis and delivery tailored to users' needs. For CTE, the following are key work force...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Career Information...
Amidst the different challenges facing higher education, and particularly distance education (DE) and open distance learning (ODL), access to information and communication technology (ICT) and students' abilities to use ICTs are highly contested issues in the South African higher education landscape. While there are various opinions about the scope and definition of the digital divide, increasing empirical evidence questions the uncritical use of the notion of the digital divide in South...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Access to Computers, Access to Information, Foreign Countries,...
The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness among students and levels regarding student access, use, and knowledge sharing during the teaching-learning process. The triangulation method was utilized in this study. The population of the research universe was 21,747. The student sample population was 1,292. Two different data collection methods were used from two different sources. Quantitative data were collected using a set form distributed to the students titled "The Internet...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Internet, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in...
The Commission on Preservation and Access was established to foster and support collaboration among libraries and allied organizations in order to ensure the preservation of the published and documentary record in all formats and to provide enhanced access to scholarly information. The Commission's newsletter keeps preservation and access personnel updated on current national and international developments, issues, and technologies in the field. This document contains 10 issues of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Archives, Documentaries, Electronic Text, Fair Use...
