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Norman, A. S.; Mdegella, O. M.; Lubawa, R. M. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
This paper provides a discussion on the evolution of elections management in Tanzania with a focus on technological advancement in administering registration of voters. The paper provides the merits that permanent voters register has brought over the thumb practice. It traces the management of elections during colonialism, after independence…
Descriptors: Democracy, Elections, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement
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Mueller, Michael P.; Tippins, Deborah; Bryan, Lynn A. – Democracy & Education, 2012
There is an emerging trend of democratizing science and schooling within science education that can be characterized as citizen science. We explore the roots of this movement and some current projects to underscore the meaning of citizen science in science and schooling. We show that citizen science, as it is currently conceptualized, does not go…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Education History
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Powell, Maria C.; Colin, Mathilde – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Mechanisms to engage lay citizens in science and technology are currently in vogue worldwide. While some engagement exercises aim to influence policy making, research suggests that they have had little discernable impacts in this regard. We explore the potentials and challenges of facilitating citizen engagement in nanotechnology from the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Science and Society, Democracy, Molecular Structure
Williams, Ken – Academy for Educational Development, 2009
Leadership and leadership development are popular topics today. Concurrent with the construction of leadership theory, leadership development has emerged as a practice, with programs, consultants, reports, and networking opportunities proliferating. Given the reality of limited resources, it is critical that investments in and approaches to…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Human Dignity, Empathy, Leadership
Hatcher, Halene – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1950
As never before, nations the world over are considering conservation a problem of vital concern to all peoples and an obligation which must be accepted by each person. It is becoming increasingly recognized that steps leading toward the establishment of harmonious relations between man and his environment will go a long way toward resolving the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Opinion, Role of Education, Educational Practices