Browsing by Subject: Change
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Resistance to Change in Libraries: Application of Communication Theories
Sharon Gray Weiner
portal: Libraries and the Academy Vol. 3, No. 1 (2003) pp. 69–78
Libraries are affected by discontinuous change caused by the type and rapidity of technological innovations. By examining the theories of structuration, diffusion of innovation, and contingency,... More
pp. 69-78
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Managing and Developing Online Education: Issues of Change and Identity
Michelle Wallace
Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 14, No. 5 (2002) pp. 198–208
Using a variety of perspectives on change and work identity, investigates the learning and development of a workgroup of educators developing online courses. Provides recommendations for... More
pp. 198-208
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Information and Communications Technology and the Management of Change in Two Post-Compulsory Educational Institutions
Elizabeth Browne
Research in Post-Compulsory Education Vol. 7, No. 2 (2002) pp. 177–88
Data were collected from interviews, questionnaires, and cyber-ethnography in a British further education college and a university implementing information and communications technology. Change... More
pp. 177-88
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Strategic Solutions to Promoting Incremental Change
Edwin S. Ellis & Marcia L. Rock
Exceptionality Vol. 10, No. 4 (2002) pp. 223–47
Being strategic at facilitating change in the quality of accommodations employed on behalf of students with learning disabilities means focusing on teacher-specific variables. This article provides... More
pp. 223-47
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Intellectual Skills and Competitive Strength: Is a Radical Change Necessary?
Kazuo Koike
Journal of Education and Work Vol. 15, No. 4 (2002) pp. 391–408
Data from a study of Toyota production workshops show the most important worker intellectual skills are problem-solving know-how and ability to handle change. Introduction of information technology... More
pp. 391-408
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Degrees of Change--Resistance or Resilience
Christine Marsh
Performance Improvement Vol. 40, No. 3 (2001) pp. 29–33
Considers issues involved in the change process within organizational culture. Highlights include adopting an appropriate management style; evaluation of performance; aspects of change;... More
pp. 29-33
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The Impact of Technology-Driven Change
Dale Lick
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Vol. 1, No. 3 (2000) pp. 247–55
Addresses the impact of technology-driven change, especially as it relates to South Dakota, its citizens, and their future. Discusses the impact and peripheral consequences of technology; accepting... More
pp. 247-55
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Distance Learning: An Academic Leader's Perspective on a Disruptive Product
Lloyd Armstrong
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 32, No. 6 (2000) pp. 20–27
Defines Internet Mediated Distance Learning (IMDL), describing it as a sustaining educational force; considering ways in which it can act as a disruptive technology (especially to today's markets... More
pp. 20-27
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Exploring Rate of Change through Technology with Elementary Students
Erin E. Turner, Jennifer Wilhelm & Jere Confrey
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2000 (April 2000)
The purpose of this study was to investigate students developing understanding of concepts related to rate of change. Twenty students first participated in a rate of change curriculum unit as part ... More
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Tools for Teaching Change Management: The Matrix of Change and Supporting Software
Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall van Alstyne, Abraham Bernstein & Amy Austin Renshaw
International Academy for Information Management Annual Conference 1997 (1997)
This paper presents recent developments in provision of support tools for change management and explains how they have been effectively used for teaching students about information technology (IT)-... More
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Providing Leadership for Technology Enhanced Education: The Challenge of Institutional Macro Change
Robert G. Simerly
Journal of Continuing Higher Education Vol. 47, No. 1 (1999) pp. 40–48
Describes paradigm shifts that have led to the macro change of technology-enhanced education. Assesses issues: (1) how continuing educators can assist institutions in adapting to this change; (2)... More
pp. 40-48
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On Disciplining Ourselves
Jolene Koester
Western Journal of Communication Vol. 60, No. 3 (1996) pp. 285–89
Discusses recent changes in the political, cultural, and educational landscape of the world, most notably in the trend towards "globalization" and technological increase. Argues that a time of... More
pp. 285-89
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Teachers, Computer Technology, and the Change Process
Warren C. Hope
Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas Vol. 70, No. 4 (1997) pp. 191–93
Presents suggestions to introduce computer technology and make the change process easier for teachers: identify a purpose for computers in the school; involve teachers in the decision-making... More
pp. 191-93
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Agency in Organisational Change
Michaela Thaler
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 1997 (March 1997)
This paper reports on research conducted in Scotland as part of a 2-year European Union project, Management for Organisational and Human Development (MOHD), through which seven research centers in ... More
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Technology and School Change
D H. Clements & S Swaminathan
Childhood Education Vol. 71, No. 5 (1995) pp. 275–81
Examines technology available to educators and the current trend toward school change. Sees complementary paths for both. While computers are changing thought organization and opening new avenues... More
pp. 275-81
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A Picaresque Journey: Corporate Change, Technological Tidal Waves, and Webby Worldviews
Elaine Hairston
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 28, No. 2 (1996) pp. 32–37
Business and industrial leaders in America believe that higher education is now in the same position business found itself in 15 years ago regarding the technological revolution. While the... More
pp. 32-37
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Making the Most of a Slow Revolution
Steven W. Gilbert
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning Vol. 28, No. 2 (1996) pp. 10–23
Twelve recommendations for streamlining the transition to new educational technologies in higher education address asking fundamental questions, building a vision, adjusting to permanent change,... More
pp. 10-23
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Educational Change in a Technology-Rich Environment
Margaret Riel
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 26, No. 4 (1994) pp. 452–74
Examines the visions for the redesign of schools and the ways in which computers and communications technology have provided the means for these visions. Highlights include changes in instructional... More
pp. 452-74
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Libraries, Global Change Data, and Information Management
Carol Watts
Library Hi Tech Vol. 13, No. 1 (1995) pp. 26–42
This series of articles reviews the management of global change data and the role of librarians and information professionals. Topics include the Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)... More
pp. 26-42
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Measurement of Change and the Law of Initial Values: A Computer Simulation Study
John Jamieson
Educational and Psychological Measurement Vol. 55, No. 1 (1995) pp. 38–46
Computer simulations indicate that the correlation between baseline and change, by itself, does not invalidate the use of gain scores to measure change, but when the negative correlation is... More
pp. 38-46