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Cronin, David Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2011
America's adult populace has failed to keep pace with the rapid inundation of science-centric advancements affecting nearly every facet of personal and public life. With deficiencies in areas of science knowledge, America's adult populace is characterized as civic science illiterate. This research constructed and employed the renewed citizen…
Descriptors: Adults, Low Achievement, Scientific Literacy, Citizenship Responsibility
Isabalija, Stephen Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Although e-medicine, just as with all information technology (IT), was developed and piloted in developed countries, it has not been successfully applied to address pressing medical problems in SSA (Mbarika & Okoli, 2003; Maher, et al., 2010). There is a lot of research that has been conducted in the last decade on telemedicine in sub-Saharan…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Knowledge Management, Medicine
Christian, Dorinda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Tourism opportunities are being promoted heavily on the web, yet one of the largest and most lucrative markets, older adults are least likely to use the internet. In an effort to explore barriers to and potential acceptance of technology for tourism experiences, this study followed closely ten older adults through a learning process with…
Descriptors: Internet, Older Adults, Science and Society, Tourism
Ichu, Emmanuel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Software quality is perhaps one of the most sought-after attributes in product development, however; this goal is unattained. Problem factors in software development and how these have affected the maintainability of the delivered software systems requires a thorough investigation. It was, therefore, very important to understand software…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Investigations, Computer Software, Systems Development
Callahan, Brendan E. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
There is a distinct divide between theory and practice in American science education. Research indicates that a constructivist philosophy, in which students construct their own knowledge, is conductive to learning, while in many cases teachers continue to present science in a more traditional manner. This study sought to explore possible…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Constructivism (Learning), Conflict