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New Setting, Same Skill: Teaching Geography Students to Transfer Information Literacy Skills from Familiar to Unfamiliar Contexts
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Allison, Caleb; Laxman, Kumar; Lai, Mei – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
Existing research shows that high school students do not possess information literacy skills adequate to function in a high-tech society that relies so heavily on information. If students are taught these skills, they struggle to apply them. This small-scale intervention focused on helping Geography students at a low-socioeconomic high school in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Low Income Students, Geography Instruction
The Meaning of "Aging in Place" to Older People
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Wiles, Janine L.; Leibing, Annette; Guberman, Nancy; Reeve, Jeanne; Allen, Ruth E. S. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: This study illuminates the concept of "aging in place" in terms of functional, symbolic, and emotional attachments and meanings of homes, neighbourhoods, and communities. It investigates how older people understand the meaning of "aging in place," a term widely used in aging policy and research but underexplored with…
Descriptors: Caring, Focus Groups, Familiarity, Foreign Countries
Do Apprentices' Communities of Practice Block Unwelcome Knowledge?
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Sligo, Frank; Tilley, Elspeth; Murray, Niki – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to examine how well print-literacy support being provided to New Zealand Modern Apprentices (MAs) is supporting their study and practical work. Design/methodology/approach: The authors undertook a qualitative analysis of a database of 191 MAs in the literacy programme, then in 14 case studies completed 46 interviews with…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Tutors
Software Literacy and Student Learning in the Tertiary Environment: Powerpoint and Beyond
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Khoo, Elaine; Hight, Craig; Cowie, Bronwen; Torrens, Rob; Ferrarelli, Lisabeth – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2014
In this paper, we explore the relationship between student success in acquiring software literacy and students' broader engagement and understanding of knowledge across different disciplines. We report on the first phase of a project that examines software literacies associated with Microsoft PowerPoint as a common software package encountered and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, College Freshmen
The Interplay of Context and Concepts in Primary School Children's Systems Thinking
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Hipkins, Rosemary; Bull, Ally; Joyce, Chris – Journal of Biological Education, 2008
There is growing recognition of the importance of helping children to develop an ability to think about biological and environmental issues in terms of systems interactions and impacts. Several progressions have been published that suggest how their conceptual understandings may develop over time. However these are not necessarily as informative…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Familiarity, Ecology, Systems Approach
The Voices of Children in Health Education
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Scratchley, Margaret; McGee, Clive – Teachers and Curriculum, 2005
One of the main objectives in health education in the New Zealand national curriculum is that students should be helped to take responsibility for their own health. However, most decisions about health programmes in primary schools are made by adults. This paper reports findings from a study which sought the views of primary children about their…
Descriptors: Health Education, Course Content, Preferences, Student Attitudes